#  Drop-in Gallery Activity: Augmented Reality Maya Chocolate Plate  

 



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 **October 21, 2023** 

 11:00AM - 01:00PM EDT 

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 **Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA**  



 

 



 

   ![child holds digital tablet in gallery.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4921/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/peabody/files/10-21_maya_plate_tonyrinaldo_detail.jpg?itok=y1ESnVMr) 

 

 For International Archaeology Day, "shrink" yourself down to "walk" into an ancient Maya vessel using augmented reality! Maya women were often essential for uniting kingdoms. When a marriage was arranged between Maya royal families, kings would exchange gifts like this ceramic three-legged plate for serving chocolate. Use the museum's iPad as a "magic window" to discover fine details on one such plate that cannot be seen on the actual artifact. A gallery facilitator in [Encounters in the Americas](/encounters-americas) will guide you through the experience and will share more about the Maya.

 Regular museum admission rates apply.

 *Photo © Tony Rinaldo*



 

 



 

 

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