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Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany (organizer) (June 14-December 6, 1992); Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, K\u00f6ln, Germany (February 18-May 23, 1994).", "opening_date": "1992-06-14T04:00:00"}, {"id": 208770, "title": "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya", "description": "<i>Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya</i>. National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (April 4-July 25, 2004); Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (September 4, 2004-January 2, 2005).", "opening_date": "2004-04-04T00:00:00"}, {"id": 231234, "title": "The Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea", "description": "<i>The Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea</i>. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (organizer) (March 27-July 18, 2010); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (August 29, 2010-January 2, 2011); Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (February 13-May 8, 2011).", "opening_date": "2010-03-27T00:00:00"}, {"id": 221002, "title": "Maya: Secrets of Their Ancient World", "description": "<i>Maya: Secrets of Their Ancient World</i>. 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