This highly acclaimed exhibition of the intriguing people and places that make up the Andes had two successful runs in our gallery; first in 2003 and then, in a slightly modified form, in 2004. At the center of the exhibition was the dynamic multimedia display entitled Virtual Machu Picchu, which allowed the visitor to electronically tour the ruins of the ancient city, excavate its artifacts and view numerous informational animations. The tour provided over two hundred, navigable, 360° views of the ruins and allowed visitors to independently explore the natural maze-like structure of the famous city encountering buried artifacts, video scholars, archival photos, and animated Andean animals along the way. Virtual Machu Picchu made the trek to Machu Picchu possible for untold numbers unable to travel there themselves. In the Shadow of Machu Picchu was divided into three galleries. The central gallery led the visitor into the city of Machu Picchu to learn about Inca culture. In this gallery the visitor viewed the virtual reality tour, then explored exhibits with information pertaining to Inca religion, subsistence, and architecture. The left gallery showcased artifacts from the previous 5,000 years of cultural tradition in the Andes, highlighting ceramics and textiles from the Moche, Nazca, Paracas, and Wari periods. The right gallery focused on the continuation of earlier cultural traditions through the time of European contact into the modern era. The displays included dimensions of economy and religion, emphasizing that the grandeur of the Inca and their predecessors lives on in the rituals and traditions that are still practiced by the Andean people of today. Samples from both the physical exhibition and the virtual reality tour are provided below.

	Opening Reception Videos Introductory Remarks (6 min) Brief Tour of the Exhibition (2 min) Interviews with the Student Creators (14 min) (Belona Mou, Jennifer Affloter, Eli Moore, Tessa Bronner, Jovita Boitano, Michelle Cascio)					Pictures from the Exhibition Production Opening
	Virtual Tour of the Exhibition Take a QTVR spin around the exhibiton					Creation of Virtual Machu Picchu 2000 Article 2004 Article
	Virtual Machu Picchu Interactive Although Virtual Machu Picchu is too massive for web display, you may view several dozen samples of its features here.					Prof. Hueso's Osteology Lesson Learn what bones from the tombs reveal about life at Machu Piccu in this sample from the Machu Picchu Bone Interactive.