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Tuesday, 27th July 2010 (431 views)

An exhibition exploring the history of gold is to open in Chicago, Illinois later this year.

The Gold exhibition will run from October 22nd to March 6th 2011 at The Field Museum and will feature hundreds of artefacts relating to the precious metal, including 57 natural geological specimens, 329 coins and 28 bars and ingots.

One gallery will see visitors step into a room measuring 300 sq ft that is completely covered in a three-inch thick coating of flattened gold.

Pre-Columbian jewellery, gold Oscar awards and the first gold coins ever to be minted will also go on show.

Specific highlights include a Byzantine gold Histamenon Nomis coin from 1028 to 1034 AD, a delicate, crystallised gold specimen from Colorado and the 2005 World Series Championship trophy won by the White Sox.

The exhibition has been organised by the American Museum of Natural History in New York in conjunction with the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

 

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