Kon-Tiki is a gloss on a man whose towering self ... Though ignorant of the Incan art of steering, Heyerdahl was well aware of the perils awaiting an open raft with no more stability than a ...

His best-selling book Kon-Tiki inspired a new generation of scholars ... In his 1975 book, The Art of Easter Island, Heyerdahl described at length how he determined their authenticity, concluding ...

After seven years at the corner of 14th and Webster streets in Oakland, the Kon-Tiki will close its doors ... and the Gallery ...