Last Saturday we went to the gold museum. This place had so much gold that yes, it looks like there is something about that El Dorado legend. There were four galleries, the first talked about the metalurgy, the blends between gold, silver and copper, and the manufacturing methods. The second talked about history (biggest and most boring). The third talked about the religions. Apparently the shamens used to use the cocoa plan to go into trances and see the world from a different perspective. They also used to use it to transform into different animals. I think they were just always high! The final gallery was just a ton of gold! Here are some photos:
This is what they used to wear, a breastplate. Massive earrings, and that thing covering his face is a nosering. Yeah, heavy nosering! It is supposed to look like a aguar.
There I am with something shiney!
The last room was called the offering room. You walk in and it is dark, then doors close and it is black, then lights start revealing silhouettes of motifs that you have seen throughout the museum. A light show continues and soon you see that the silhouettes are gold. There is soooo much of it! This is the centerpiece. There are several layers of gold and there is a huge emerald in the middle.
There I am with something shiney!
The last room was called the offering room. You walk in and it is dark, then doors close and it is black, then lights start revealing silhouettes of motifs that you have seen throughout the museum. A light show continues and soon you see that the silhouettes are gold. There is soooo much of it! This is the centerpiece. There are several layers of gold and there is a huge emerald in the middle.
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