Big Saturday: Statues from Easter Island
Come along to Manchester Museum and find out more about the monumental stone statues (or ‘moai’) of Rapa Nui (named Easter Island by European explorers). Discover the role the statues played in the lives of the islanders, how they were quarried and transported across the island, and what they mean. Learn some archaeology skills, meet experts, enjoy hands-on craft activities, and explore our Making Monuments on Rapa Nui exhibition. All this and more…
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Website
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:c35-i6ani0lv-ne3frg/big-saturday-statues-from-easter-island
Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//nw000145?id=EVENT519617
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