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Cincinnati Art Museum

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My husband and I went to the Cincinnati Art Museum to see the Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China .  We had a full day of the museum set up: visit the exhibit, lunch at the cafe and then listen to the curators discuss the exhibit.   Cincinnati is the only place in the US you can see the army and the only other place outside of China (based on my limited research) is in the UK for all of 2018.  The Chinese only allow ten of the warriors out of the country per exhibit.  The exhibit was broken into two sides: other items and the warriors.  The exhibit has been quite popular -- we overheard from a guard that they had 150 people waiting for the museum to open at 11 AM to see the exhibit, so definitely worth checking on reservations before you arrive. I really liked the tiger amulet, which was highlighted a few times in the museum materials!    Deer mat weights with sea shells The second room is where the magic was...the ten warriors (well, nine and a hor