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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will screen "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo".
Where
The Museum presents documentary and feature films and videos related to special exhibitions and the permanent collection throughout the year. These films, shown in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium or the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education, are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.
Topics include artists' biographies and bodies of work, particular creative techniques, art historical movements, events in world history, mythological and iconographic subjects, and other art-related themes. Film programs designed for families and young people are also offered.
Denis Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell, directors. Follows the journey of two Americans who retrace the travel route of Marco Polo from Venice to China and back (85 min.). This film is shown in conjunction with the exhibition The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty.
Free with Museum admission
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