The exhibition ‘The legacy of the Qin and Han dynasties, China. The Warriors of Xi’an’ faces the end of summer with a new record of more than 126,000 visits, historical figures for the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ).
For the Provincial Council of Alicante “it is a great satisfaction to see the large number of daily entries, data that is extraordinary like everything that surrounds this exhibition, unique in the world and one of the most visited in Spain”, the person in charge said in a statement. of Culture, Juan de Dios Navarro.
‘The Warriors of Xi’an’, which will remain in Alicante until January 28, has an outstanding selection of ten original terracotta sculptures, nine warriors and one horse. This is the maximum number of these pieces that the National Administration of Cultural Heritage of China (NCHA) currently authorizes for its trips abroad.
Along with them, another 120 pieces or sets of these originals are exhibited, some of which have never been exhibited outside of China, and five replicas such as two cars. They are distributed in the three temporary rooms of the MARQ.
The exhibition includes a selection of 120 original pieces from nine museums and institutions in China. It offers an original and elaborate exhibition design with didactic materials accessible to all audiences, as well as sensory resources that have created an immersive environment through different scents.
As a complement, the MARQ online store has available to the public not only original objects linked to the exhibition ‘The Warriors of Xi’an’, but also an extensive and complete list of the catalogs published in some of the most significant exhibitions that have passed by the museum throughout its history.
