The first batch of artifacts from Mexico for the upcoming On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas exhibition arrived at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square late on June 6. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
The first batch of artifacts from Mexico for the upcoming On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas exhibition arrived at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square late on June 6, transported by eight trucks after a chartered flight from Mexico. The 60 crates completed a 13,000-kilometer journey and cleared customs within 14 hours of landing at Pudong airport.
The first batch of artifacts from Mexico for the upcoming On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas exhibition arrived at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square late on June 6. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
The exhibition at the museum from July 9 to Nov 14, 2027, will be the world's largest and most comprehensive presentation of ancient American civilizations, displaying nearly 3,000 items from Mexico and Peru, according to Chu Xiaobo, director of the museum.
According to Josimar Fuentes from the National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico, an escort for the Mexican artifacts to Shanghai, the largest piece in the shipment was the Olmec Colossal Stone Head 4, at about 4.5 tons.
A second shipment from Mexico will arrive on June 8.
The first batch of artifacts from Mexico for the upcoming On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas exhibition arrived at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square late on June 6. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
