Top Exhibitions of the Terracotta Army Overseas
Exhibition at the World Museum in the UK
With the theme of China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors, the Terracotta Army from Xi’an is on display at the World Museum in Liverpool from February 9 to October 28, 2018, including 120 terracotta figures that have mostly never been on the show before in the UK.
After the first landmark exhibition at the British Museum in London in 2007, Liverpool is the terracotta army’s second stop, revisiting Britain. This exhibition is a major part of the celebration of Liverpool's tenth anniversary of being the European Capital of Culture.
Exhibition at the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand
The Te Papa Museum in New Zealand will host an exhibition of 160 terracotta warriors and horses 2,300 years old from December 20, 2018, to April 2019. Three types of terracotta statues are expected to be on display: terracotta soldiers, terracotta horses, and bronze chariots. The cost of this large-scale event is estimated to be 4 million New Zealand dollars, most of which will be used for transport expenses. Previously, Wellington exhibited a mini-replica version of the terracotta army instead of the original figures, but in this exhibition visitors in New Zealand can enjoy genuine life-sized statues for the first time.
Terracotta Army Overseas Exhibitions in Recent Years
| Time | Location | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 2018.4.20–2018.8.12 | the Cincinnati Art Museum, USA | Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China |
| 2015.10.27–2016.10.2 | Tokyo, Kyushu, and Osaka, Japan | The Great Terracotta Army of China’s First Emperor |
| 2015.4.1–2015.9.30 | the Museum Centre Vapriikkiin in Tampere, Finland | The Terracotta Army and Treasures of the First Emperors of China |
| 2013.6.14–2014.2.20 | the Museum Centre Vapriikkiin in Tampere, Finland | The Terracotta Army and Treasures of the First Emperors of China |
| 2013.4.29–2013.8.1 | the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest, Romania | Treasures of China |
| 2013.3.15–2013.11.17 | Bernisches Historisches Museum, Switzerland | Qin – The eternal emperor and his terracotta warriors |
| 2012.10.20–2013.2.20 | the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey | Treasures of China |
| 2012.7.28–2013.3.10 | National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands |
The Terracotta Warriors from China |
| 2010.12.2–2011.3.13 | the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia | The First Emperor – China's Entombed Warriors |
| 2010.6.26–2010.6.26 | Toronto and Montreal, Canada | The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army |
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