Travel is adventure. And although the destination is nice, the journey there is often just as rich and rewarding.

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In a new exhibition of objects from the Spencer Museum of Art’s Asian collection, artists both ancient and modern depict travel, explore unfamiliar places and represent their own sojourns.

The exhibition crosses boundaries of time and space, revisiting recurring themes: The camel, valued in seventh-century China, shows up again as an important vehicle in northwestern China in the 20th century. Well-established painting traditions from 18th-century China are picked up a generation later in Japan.

“Images of the Journey,” organized by Hillary Pedersen, Carpenter Foundation intern in Asian art, opened Saturday and remains on view through August in the Asian Gallery at the museum, 1301 Miss.

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Camel tomb figurine, Tang Dynasty, artist unknown.

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