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Bowers Museum Secures Exhibition of Empress Dowager, Cixi's Art

The Bowers Museum has secured an exhibition from China of the Empress Dowager, Cixi's art and personal items.
Outcomes: 
This is the first time that the collection has left China and is considered to be an extremely rare look into the art preferences of Cixi.
Government?: 
No
Type of Exchange: 
culture
Partners: 
Bowers Museum
Beijing Summer Palace Museum
Sponsor(s): 
Bowers Museum
Beijing Summer Palace Museum
Participants (Types): 
art historians museums curators
Exchange Date: 
Sunday, November 12, 2017 to Sunday, March 11, 2018
Continuing: 
No
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Location: 
Santa Ana, California
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