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Overseas Exhibitions of Terracotta Army

September 15, 2019 – December 15, 2019 at the Bangkok National Museum, Thailand

On September 15, 2019, the exhibition "Qin Shi Huang: The First Emperor of China and the Terracotta Warriors" began to welcome visitors at the Bangkok National Museum and will last for three months. The collection of 133 relics are demonstrated, including some Terracotta warriors exhibits, horse figurines, and a replica of a bronze chariot. During the three months, visitors can enjoy the terracotta army exhibition between 9:00 and 16:00 from every Wednesday to Sunday.
 

May 24, 2019 – October 13, 2019 at National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

From May 24th to October 13th of 2019, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne will hold a Terracotta Warriors exhibition themed as ‘Guardians of Immortality’. Many valuable cultural relics including 8 Qin pottery warriors, 2 Terracotta Horses and 2 chariots as well as over 150 bronze wares, gold and silver works, and jade ware of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 771 BC) and Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) are displayed in this exhibition. In addition, the new works of contemporary artist Cai Guoqiang, called ‘The Transient Landscape’, will also be held there during that same period of time.

2018 - 2019 Terracotta Army Overseas Exhibition Schedule

Time Countries and Regions Themes
2019.9.15 - 12.15 Bangkok, Thailand Qin Shi Huang: The First Emperor of China and the Terracotta Warriors
2019.5.24 - 10.13 Melbourne, Australia Guardians of Immortality
2018.12.15 -
2019.4. 22
Wellington, New Zealand Terracotta Army - The Guardians of Immorality
2018.4.20 - 8.12 Cincinnati, USA Terracotta Army - Legacy of the First Emperor of China 
2018.2.9 - 10.28 Liverpool, UK China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors
2017.11.18 -
2018.3.11
Richmond, USA Terracotta Army - Legacy of the First Emperor of China
2017.9.30 - 2018.3.5 Philadelphia, USA Terracotta Army - The Eternal Guard of Emperor Qin Shi Huang

 

2011 - 2017 Overseas Terracotta Army Exhibition List

Time Countries and Regions Themes
2017.4.8 - 9.4 Seattle, USA Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor
2017.4.3 - 7.16 New York, USA Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties
2016.5.7 - 12.8
Taipei & Kaohsiung, Taiwan Terracotta - The Rise and Legacy of Qin Culture
2016.3.4 - 2017.1.8 Chicago, USA China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
2015.10.27- 2016.10.2 Tokyo, Kyushu & Osaka, Japan The Great Terracotta Army of China's First Emperor
2015.4.1 - 9.30 Aarhus, Denmark The First Emperor - China’s Terracotta Army
2014.5.10 - 11.2 Indianapolis, USA China’s Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang
2013.10.28 - 2013.5.27 San Francisco, USA China’s Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang
2013.6.14 - 2014.2.20 Tampere, Finland When legends meet history: The Terracotta Army of Xi'an, Shaanxi - Treasures of the 1st Emperor of China
2013.4.29 - 8.1 Bucharest, Romania Treasures of Ancient China
2013.3.15 - 11 Bern, Switzerland The Terracotta Army and The unified Qin and Han Dynasties - Relics unearthed in Shaanxi, China
2012.10.20 - 2013.2.20 Istanbul, Turkey Treasures of Ancient China
2012.10.10 - 2013.9.16 Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya & Kyushu, Japan CHINA: Grandeur of the Dynasties
2012.7.24 - 11.26 HongKong, China The Majesty of All Under Heaven: The Eternal Realm of China’s First Emperor
2012.4.27 - 8.26 New York, USA China’s Terracotta Army
2012.4.5 - 2013.3.13 Leiden, Netherlands China’s Terracotta Army
2011.10.1 - 2012.9.3 Santa Ana & Houston, USA Tombs, Temples and Warriors: China’s Glorious Legacy
2011.6.23 - 10.16 Singapore, Singapore Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor and His Legacy
2011.2.22 - 11 New Delhi, Bombay, Hyderabad & Calcutta, India Treasures of Ancient China
2010.12.4 - 2011.3.13 Sydney, Australia The First Emperor: China’s Entombed Warriors
2010.8.28 - 2011.2.20 Stockholm, Sweden China’s Terracotta Army
2010.6.26 - 2011.6.26 Toronto & Montreal, Canada The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army

 

1982 - 2010 Overseas Terracotta Army Exhibition

Time Countries and Regions
2009.12.4
Santiago, Chile
2009.5.20 Houston, USA
2008.11 - 2009.3
Maaseik, Belgium
2008.6 - 12
Hong Kong, China
2008.6 - 12
Turin, Italy
2008.4
Orange County & Atlanta, USA
2008.4 - 9
Paris, France
2008.3 - 6
Pretoria, South Africa
2008.2 - 9
Assen, Netherlands
2008.1 - 4
Midland, USA
2007.7
Seoul, South Korea
2007.7 - 2008.4
London, UK
2007.7 - 9
Hong Kong, China
2007.1
London, UK
2006.11
Taipei & Taichung, Taiwan
2006.9
Rome, Italy
2006.8
Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuda, Hiroshima & Niigata, Japan
2006.6 - 7
Bogota, Columbia
2006.6.2 - 15
Moscow, Russia
2006.4 - 7
Bonn, Germany
2005.10 - 2006.4
Treviso, Italy
2005.10-2005.10
Kennedy, USA
2005.4 - 2006.2
Leipzig, Germany
2005.3 - 2006.2
Kumamoto, Japan
2005.1 - 5
Stavanger & Oslo, Norway
2004.11.22 - 29
Hong Kong, China
2004.9 - 10
Niigata, Japan
2004.9 - 2005.1
Tokyo, Japan
2004.9 - 2005.3
Ishikawa, Shizuoka & Gunma, Japan
2004.5 - 9.25
Barcelona, Spain
2004.4 - 12
Tokyo & Osaka, Japan
2003.7 - 2004.8
Seoul, Busan & South Korea
2003.2
Auckland, New Zealand
2002.12 - 2003.4
Guam, USA
2002.11 - 2003.3
Hong Kong, China
2002.8 - 2002.12
Perth, Australia
2002.12 - 2002.8
Quebec, Canada
2001.7 - 2001.8
Monaco, Monaco
2001.6 Hong Kong, China
2000.12 - 2001.5
Taipei & Taichung, Taiwan
2000.9 - 2001.5
Mexico City & Monterrey, Mexico
2000.4 - 2000.8
Kentucky, USA
2000.2 - 2000.11
Yamagata, Fukushima, Iwate, Aomori, Akita & Matsumoto, Japan
1999.9 - 2000.9
Washington, D.C., Houston & San Francisco, USA
1999.9
Paris, France
1999.6 - 2000.7
Gifu, Shizuoka, Sendai, Fukui, Kumamoto, Okinawa & Miyazaki, Japan
1998.9 - 1998.11
Gyeongju, South Korea
1998.2 - 1998.6
New York, USA
1998.2 - 1998.11
Dayton & Santa Barbara, USA
1997.12 - 1998.3
Hong Kong, China
1997.9 - 1998.5
Tokushima, Hiroshima, Okayama, Saga & Shimane, Japan
1997.6 - 1997.8
Lahti, Finland
1997.3 - 1997.6
Osaka, Japan
1996.7 - 1997.5
Birmingham & Baltimore, USA
1996.7 - 1996.9
Tottori, Japan
1995.10 - 1997.9
Provo & Orlando, USA
1995.9 - 1995.11
Hamburg, Germany
1995.4 - 1995.9
Memphis, USA
1994.9 - 1995.10
Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Matsuyama & Sapporo, Japan
1994.8 - 1995.8
Seoul, Busan, Kwangju & Taegu, South Korea
1994.8 - 1995.6
San Francisco & Hawaii, USA
1994.5 - 1995.1
Venice & Rome, Italy
1993.6 - 1993.9
Lausanne, Switzerland
1993.6 - 1993.8
Antwerp, Belgium
1992.11 - 1993.6
Taipei, Taiwan
1992.11 - 1993.1
UMich (University of Michigan), USA
1992.6 - 1992.9
Metz, France
1990.9 - 1990.11
Dortmund, West Germany
1990.5 - 1990.6
Kitakyushu, Japan
1990.1 - 1990.3
Macao, China
1989.9 - 1989.11
Singapore, Singapore
1989.3 - 1989.9
Toyama, Japan
1988.9
Himeji, Japan
1988.9
Seattle, Columbus & San Francisco, USA
1988.5 - 1988.6
Athens, Greece
1988.4 - 1988.9
Nara, Japan
1988.3 - 1988.6
Budapest, Hungary
1987.12 - 1988.2
London, UK
1987.10 - 1987.12
East Berlin, East Germany
1987.8 - 1987.11
Osaka, Japan
1987.3 - 1988.4
Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles & Cleveland, USA
1986.8 - 1987.2
Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch, New Zealand
1986.6 - 1986.9
Iwamizawa & Arao, Japan
1986.5 - 1986.11
Tokyo, Japan
1986.5 - 1986.10
Montreal, Canada
1986.2 - 1986.6
Hong Kong, China
1985.11 - 1986.1
Dublin, Ireland
1985.11 - 1985.12
Los Angeles & Pasadena, USA
1985.9 - 1985.11
Edinburgh, UK
1985.8 - 1985.9
Minneapolis, USA
1985.8 - 1985.12
Minnesota, USA
1985.3 - 1985.5
Oslo, Norway
1984.12 - 1985.2
Stockholm, Sweden
1984.9 - 1958.5
Nagoya, Fukuoka, Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan
1983.10 - 1984.5
Osaka, Fukuoka, Tokyo & Shizuoka, Japan
1983.9 - 1983.10
Manila, The Philippines
1983.8 - 1983.12
Venice, Italy
1982.12 - 1983.9
Melbourne, Sydney & Canberra..., Australia
1982.3 Paris, France


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- Last updated on Feb. 03, 2023 by Brenda Lian -
Questions & Answers on Overseas Exhibitions of Terracotta Army
Asked by Lewis Sperber from USA | May. 13, 2019 01:16Reply
Do you know the Terra Cotta Exhibition schedule for 2020 and 2021?
Your website only goes through the Bowers Museum in 2019.
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Answered by Joe from USA | May. 13, 2019 21:01
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At present, there is no schedule available in 2020 and further more.
Asked by David A Mitchell from UNITED STATES | Mar. 09, 2018 18:25Reply
How many statues do they have at each display?
They're in the UK and Cincinnati at the same time.
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Answered by Johnson from FINLAND | Mar. 12, 2018 02:41
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It’s reported that over 100 relics are on show, but didn’t find the exact number.
Answered by BJ from USA | Mar. 12, 2018 10:20
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There were around 10 Warriors.,, Many artifacts,,,Very Interesting.
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