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Apocalypse Never
Julia M Klein; Wall Street Journal; May 14 2012
Philadelphia
Call it cynical, or just a clever marketing ploy. But the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has based a glossy new exhibition on an idea that it spends much of the show debunking.
"Maya 2012: Lords of Time" owes its existence to the misconception that the Maya calendar predicted that the world would end in December 2012. Experts differ on whether the date in question is Dec. 21 or 23. Either way, no need to panic, the show's curators say: While a 400-year cycle of the Long Count calendar does conclude then, the ancient Maya believed that other cycles would follow.
LORDS OF TIME
Sally Friedman; The Inquirer; May 4 2012
For those worried about an apocalypse supposedly predicted by the Maya calendar and coming at the end of the year 2012, there's very good news at a spectacular exhibition that opens in the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology this weekend.
That notion of the world's end is firmly debunked in "Maya 2012: Lords of Time." So those stressed about what might happen come late December can exhale, thanks to the scholars involved in this fascinating study of the Maya culture - and their calendar.
And even if you'd never heard of that dire prediction, a walk through this world premiere exhibition, copresented by the Instituto Hondureño de Antropologia e Historia of the Republic of Honduras, provides a memorable lesson in the rewards of archaeological exploration.
Huge 'Maya 2012' sand sculpture at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia canceled
Gloucester county Times; May 2 2012
PHILADELPHIA — On Monday morning, Greg and Brandi Glenn, the California sand-artist couple, began the 25-ton sand project for the Penn Museum, to herald the world premiere of “Maya 2012: Lords of Time,” a new exhibition opening May 5. The couple had plans to sculpt a larger than life recreation of Altar Q, a famous monument from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Copan in Honduras.
After the sand arrived, some concerns developed because the sculpture was being created on a PennDOT bridge structure. University City District, partner of the project, was then informed that a series of approvals would be needed, taking several days in order for the project to move forward — time the sculptors did not have.
“We are sorry not to be able to present this sand sculpture, intended to celebrate the great Maya art of Copan, Honduras, as we herald the opening of “Maya 2012: Lords of Time” — but we are mindful that it is not the end of the world!” said Dr. Richard Hodges, Penn Museum director.