{"id":10549,"date":"2023-12-05T12:29:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?page_id=10549"},"modified":"2025-05-15T08:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:42:14","slug":"headrests-the-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/headrests-the-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Headrests: The Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 16 &#8211; September 21, 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2023\/12\/Headrest-3-H-web.jpg\" alt=\"Wood headrest shaped like a sleeping monk\" class=\"wp-image-10550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2023\/12\/Headrest-3-H-web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2023\/12\/Headrest-3-H-web-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2023\/12\/Headrest-3-H-web-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you get a good night&#8217;s sleep? Everybody sleeps, but not all cultures have the same idea of how to sleep. Headrests are solid neck supports used to promote good sleep in many cultures around the world. Explore the science of sleep and the beauty and meaning of dozens of sculpted headrests from the Lam Museum&#8217;s collections&#8211;and even try one out yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"exhibit gallery\" class=\"wp-image-10845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2024\/06\/Headrests-wide-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>View <em>Headrests: The Exhibit<\/em> as <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/virtual\/headrests-the-exhibit\/\">a virtual exhibit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 16 &#8211; September 21, 2024 How do you get a good night&#8217;s sleep? 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