Terracotta Warriors Then they return to China Ten months exhibition in Alicante Those who have not seen this place yet have been forming a queue every morning for the last week before the doors open. MARQAlicante Archaeological Museum.
Example Qin and Han dynasties, China. warriors of Xi’an It closes at 19.00 this Sunday. and the museum’s offerings free and open access Saying goodbye to the most visited exhibition in history with uninterrupted hours Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
But Queues formed at the doors of MARQ Those who are expected to have a long weekend have already made up the last weeks of January. at the first hour of the morning For those who want to rush and visit on their own, as tickets for guided tours sell out months ago.
Last week, dozens of people stood at the entrance of the museum hours before the opening. I had to increase the number of visits outgoing 50 to 90 entries every thirty minutes and increase transitions 25 to 30 people.
There was an incident last month An average of 1,200 people flock daily and the total number of exhibition visits through Thursday, January 25 271,167 peopleSo this weekend the number of viewers is expected to reach 275,000.
Xi’an warriors exhibition for months, opened at the end of March Last year, the Alicante museum became the most watched in its history, which led the center to close the 2023 fiscal year with an influx of more than 300,000 spectators, a record in MARQ history.
Starting next week dismantling the exhibition, The campaign will last throughout February to return more than 120 items to China, including seven terracotta soldiers and a horse. Later, new international exhibitionHe made a presentation about the Bronze Age in Fitur this Thursday, Dynasties. The First Kingdoms of Prehistoric Europe.
Music of the Xi’an exhibition
Moreover, There was a lot of music in the exhibition warriors of Xi’an own music The musical pieces, which last approximately 45 minutes, were specially created by Alicante composer Luis Ivars, who describes them as “a sonic outfit adapted to the story of Qin and Han.”
“The curator of the exhibition, Marcos Martinon He wanted the music to have an oriental component but a universal character and dimension; thus East and West go hand in hand in the themes that adorn the videos and the soundscapes of the rooms. In addition to the choir and orchestra, instruments such as Tarota, bells or lithophone are combined with the Gu Zheng, Erhu or Chinese Drama”, notes Ivars: This soundtrack will be available on major music platforms soon.
There are various collaborations in this soundtrack, for example Meiling Liu, specializes in Gu Zheng, a traditional Chinese instrument that he recorded from Chengdu (China). Their melodies are the protagonists of the theme of the Xi’an Warriors hall.
The composer from Alicante shares one of the songs he composed: beyond lifeAhead of the soundtrack’s release in early February
about music, Marcos Martinon said: “Why now, more than ever, have we seen more visitors emotionally surrender before the terracotta warriors? Much of the blame lies with Luis Ivars.”