CHICO Virtual Tours

Welcome to the Virtual Tours!

Click on an icon to begin a tour, featuring information, music, images, slide shows and educational resources.

Gamelan Virtual Tour

Our first virtual tour introduces the Venerable Lake of Honey Gamelan from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan. Explore Javanese and Balinese cultures through words, images and sounds, and find out how a Gamelan found its way to Michigan. This tour has an optional 4 minute automatic audio-visual slide presentation. Once the music starts, view the slideshow.

For slower connections, begin your tour here.

(Created Winter 1996)

 

Salsa Stories: Salsa Music and Dance from Puerto Rico and Cuba to New York City

Introducing the rich history of Salsa music and contemporary urban expression. Includes Shockwave soundfiles, images, interviews and text provided by Salsa musicians and scholars. Begin your tour!

(Created Winter 1997)

 

Great Lakes Powwows

Celebrates traditional styles of music and dance that have become part of contemporary Native American culture. Hear music, conversations, find out about more information online, our try out our frybread recipe! Begin the tour...

 


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