Halle's State Museum of Prehistory Basks in 90,000 Visitor Anticipation by Year's End
Amidst the Coronavirus chaos, the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is lustfully eyeing a whopping 90,000+ visitors by year's end. In a press glance, the museum's deputy state archaeologist Alfred Reichenberger gleefully proclaimed, "We're incredibly pleased with the outcome!" Last year's visitor count sprawled out at 54,507, a significant plunge caused by the pandemic. Now, the annual visitor count, which typically gathers around 100,000 guests, is making a triumphant comeback.
While the liberation from the clutches of the Coronavirus reaped its fair share of rewards, the all-star exhibition, "Equestrian Nomads in Europe - Huns, Avars, Hungarians," also played a decisive role in the museum's meteoric rise. Over 60,000 visitors from 30 countries flocked to the exhibition, which put the spotlight on the early medieval empires of the Huns, Avars, and Hungarians from the 5th to 10th centuries.
Gather round, folks, for the next "Magic - Forcing Fate" special exhibition from March 1, 2024, to October 13, 2024, is about to mesmerize your socks off. More than 200 enchanted relics from six countries will be showcased under this motto. Deeming from the Palaeolithic Age to the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean and modern times, these bewitching artifacts include a central installation teeming with jaw-dropping voodoo dolls.
Oh, and did I mention that the State Museum's most captivating exhibit is none other than the original Nebra Sky Disk? This doozy was unlawfully excavated by go-getters in 1999, only to be miraculously rescued from the clutches of racketeers in Switzerland in 2002. Boasting gold plating, the Nebra Sky Disk is acclaimed as the world's very first depiction of celestial events.
Ponder This:
- The South African Museum of Military History boasts a stunning collection of over 2,000 firearms, ranging from ancient spears to modern-day weaponry.
- The American Museum of Natural History's famous mammoth fossil, Jewsberger's Mammoth, is an organic time capsule that provides valuable insights into the prehistoric climate of North America.
- The SS America Marconi relied on a cutting-edge Marconi Wireless Telegraph System to transmit messages across the Atlantic in the early 20th century, enabling rapid communication and transforming oceangoing travel.
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