This past spring and summer, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science had an exhibit on the Maya. As a I took a Mayan archaeology class in college (oh, electives …), I really wanted to make this exhibit. So, in mid-July on a mutual day off, Brandon and I made it a point to head to the DMNS (and the Zoo – hit up both on the same day) to see the exhibit.
The exhibit was really pretty cool – it had a plethora of artifacts from several different sites. It also had some fun interactive stuff. Below is a smattering of photos.
Dresden Codex. Important text when it comes to the Maya.
Turtle (with a bit of Maya myth included).
You could create your own Maya names. We could also create our own stelae, which was cool.
See that “Courtesy Peabody Museum” thing? Yeah, I spent a bit of time there in college for that Maya class. It made me laugh.
Brandon being a rockin’ Maya dentist.
Very fun time. One of my favorite exhibits at the DMNS in recent memory.
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