Detail: An exhibition celebrating the diverse musical heritage of China, one of the oldest continuously documented traditions with roots reaching back more than 8,000 years. With about 80 objects drawn largely from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition features a wide variety of musical instruments and art, including a rare Ming dynasty ivory-covered pipa (lute) and lacquered qin (zither), extraordinary bells from the fifth century BCE and Han dynasty pottery dancing figures and musicians. The museum will also offer a number of educational activities and performances, including an event on 18 October - `Sunday at the Met—A Chinese Celebration’ presented by the curators - J. Kenneth Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator, Department of Musical Instruments and James C. Y. Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art.