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The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel Trade and Transformation

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Silk Road Chicago is an unprecedented collaboration among the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Silk Road Project that explores the cross-cultural artistic legacy of the historic network of overland and maritime trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea. This collaboration occurs in the heart of Chicago, a city long renowned as a meeting place for people from all across the world.

Silk Road Chicago will be celebrated at the Art Institute of Chicago from September 30, 2006, through October 2007. This ambitious event offers visitors a special opportunity to view cultural and artistic treasures from the museum’s vast holdings organized around the theme of the Silk Road.

Throughout the celebration, the Art Institute will host a series of special exhibitions and present a fascinating array of performances, lectures, symposia, gallery talks, and other activities for audiences of all ages. The Art Institute will host renowned scholars, artists, and musicians, culminating in the weeklong residency of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble from April 9–21, 2007.

Visit the archived exhibition website here.

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