Strars Fallen Greatness Risen——The Meteorite related Culture Exhibition of Shanghai Astronomy Museum

Guided by: Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission

Hosted by: Shanghai Astronomy Museum (branch of Shanghai Science &Technology Museum), Hubei Provincial Museum

Supported by: Shanghai Association for Cultural Exchange with Foreign Countries

In collaboration with: China Polar Research Center, Jilin Museum, Suizhou Museum, From Off world  Science & Technology Co., Ltd (Shanghai)

Exhibition Introduction

This immersive exhibition is divided into three parts: Celestial Chronicles, When Stars Became Tools, and Echoes of the Falling Stars.  It’s a comprehensive exhibiition blending with science, myths, historical records, and arts, full of creative ideas, espetially first set of music instruments made from iron meteorites.

I. Celestial Chronicles

A blazing streak cuts through the sky — a stone from beyond the stars.

Long ago, ancient people saw these signs in the heavens and wove them into myths, memories, and scrolls of history.

Today, with the help of science, can we finally unlock the secrets they left behind?

II. When Stars Became Tools

Legend tells of magical weapons—powerful, mysterious, and not from this world.

Some say they fell from the sky, made from stars themselves. In fact, scientists have found real ancient tools with pieces of iron from meteorites. While many stories are still wrapped in myth, one thing is clear: Humans have been working with “star metal” for thousands of years.

III. Echoes of the Falling Stars

From the stars they came, carved into ancient instruments, guarded by beasts of legend.

They rang with music once made to speak with the sky.

Now those notes return, echoing through time, as stars and souls play in harmony once again.