I didn't get to take any pictures of the actual displays, but the coolest part for the kids was right out front anyway. While we were standing in the first line, there were many lines that day, to buy tickets, there was a replica of one of the warriors off to the side.
At first he was perfectly still but then he slowly started moving like a robot and would wave to people in the line. He really did look like a clay warrior and his movements were really meticulous and slow like a robot. The man is a professional named, Che Cheng I think, and has been doing this type of thing for 10 years. It was very neat for the children. Spencer was a little hesitant at first but he loved the guy. He kept going up and waving to him and giving him high fives and peaking at him around corners. 
Lauren was terrified of him and wouldn't go up to take a picture until Ben went with her. Definitely the best part of the musuem for Spencer.
The displays were also very cool, but didn't interest Spencer so much. We all got a little audio device so we could listen to the descriptions for each display. Lauren really liked that part. She would tell me the numbers to push and then complain that I was walking to fast. I was following Spencer. There was only one sword on display and once Spencer saw that he just wanted to go home.
This is a ringing rock outside the museum. It was used in ceremonies by indigenous peoples. They would strike it with a mallet and because of the structure of the minerals in the rock and its position relative to other rocks it would resonate. Sometimes they could sound just like bells. Of course the kids had to sit on the ringing rock.
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