WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2009)—The National Geographic Museum has partnered with The PIMCO Foundation to provide 200 free tickets to "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First support Emperor" each Wednesday evening during the exhibition's run from Nov. 19, 2009, to March 31, 2010. The PIMCO Foundation, an official sponsor of the exhibition, will also host a student preview day on Nov. 18 for 250 Washington, D.C., students and teachers. The PIMCO Foundation will also be a sponsor of the Chinese New Year festival at National Geographic on Feb. 6, 2010. Details of the festival will be available soon.
"We are thrilled to have The PIMCO Foundation's support of 'Terra Cotta Warriors,'" said Susan Norton, director of the National Geographic Museum. "In addition to the Foundation providing nearly 4,000 free exhibition tickets to the public during our Wednesday evening extended hours, the student preview will give some lucky local D.C. students a first look at these incredible treasures."
"We are pleased to sponsor the terra cotta warriors' final stop in the United States," said Mohamed El-Erian, The PIMCO Foundation's president. "This is one of the world's most important exhibitions, and we are thrilled to enhance the public's opportunity to see it." The PIMCO Foundation also sponsored the warriors' first stop in the United States, in Santa Ana, Calif.
The exhibition will be open for extended viewing hours on Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m. On these evenings, 200 free, same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Distribution will begin at 5:30 p.m. for the 6 p.m. viewing, with a maximum distribution of two tickets per person.
"Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor" provides an in-depth look at the enormous tomb complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi that contained thousands of terra cotta warriors intended to protect him in the afterlife. The warriors were discovered in 1974 by a group of farmers digging a well near Xi'an in Shaanxi province. When archaeologists began excavating the area, they uncovered a subterranean vault containing fragments of thousands of terra cotta figures in three large pits. More than 1,000 life-size figures have been restored as part of the site's ongoing excavation.
The exhibition features including nine terra cotta warriors, two musicians, a strongman, a court official, a stable attendant and a horse. The exhibition features 100 sets of artifacts in all, including weapons, stone armor, coins, jade ornaments, roof tiles and decorative bricks, and a bronze crane and swan. The National Geographic Museum is the final venue on the exhibition's two-year U.S. tour.
Timed and dated tickets can be purchased online at the Buy Tickets page of the exhibition Web site www.warriorsdc.org, by phone at (202) 857-7700 or at the National Geographic Museum ticket office, 1600 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Ticket prices are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, military personnel and National Geographic members; and $6 for children ages 2-12. Prices for groups of 10 or more are $8 per ticket, and K-12 school groups are $6 per person with one free adult ticket for each group of 10 students. For more information on group sales, call (202) 857-7281. A companion audio tour will be available for $5.
On all days except Wednesdays, the exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Wednesdays, it will close at 9 p.m. The National Geographic Museum will be closed on Dec. 25. For more information, visit www.warriorsdc.org.
"Terra Cotta Warriors" is supported by American Airlines; Amtrak; Washington, D.C.'s Loews Madison Hotel; P.F. Chang's China Bistro; The PIMCO Foundation; UPS; Viking River Cruises; and WTOP.
The exhibition is co-organized by the Bowers Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Science and the National Geographic Museum and is guest curated by Dr. Albert E. Dien, professor emeritus, Stanford University.
The PIMCO Foundation is the corporate giving arm of PIMCO, one of the world's leading money management firms, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, London, Munich, Zurich, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney. www.pimco.com.
The National Geographic Museum, located at 1145 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., features a variety of changing exhibitions as well as permanent and interactive displays that reflect the richness and diversity of our world. The National Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 375 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 9,000 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy. For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com.
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Contacts:
Stephanie Montgomery
National Geographic
202-857-5838
smontgom@ngs.org
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