Exhibition to Feature Exquisite Artworks in Dazzling Material

By Stan Parchin
July 11, 2007

The American Museum of Natural History will play host to Gold, a special exhibition that will explore the art and science of Earth's magnificent malleable mineral. Organized in cooperation with the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the show will be on view in New York from November 18, 2006 to August 19, 2007. Among the displayed precious objects will be: ancient Lydian, Byzantine and Spanish currency; rare textiles; and splendid Mesoamerican jewelry. Gold will examine the iconic role of the glistening substance in art, culture and myth throughout history and across civilizations.

Image credit:

Bell, before 1500 A.D.
Mixtec (?)
Veracruz, Mexico
Gold
© AMNH/Craig Chesek