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Feb. 16–22, 2003
July 21, 2002–March 15, 2003
George Gustav Heye Center
New York, New York
Featuring more than 600 masterworks from all 31 states of the Mexican Republic, this exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the most exceptional contemporary folk art of Mexico. Nearly 200 master artists draw from their ancestral traditions, dating back more than 1000 years in some cases. The artists employ a vast array of materials, including clay, wood, straw, leather, feathers, silk, cotton, metals, and stone. This traveling exhibition is organized and sponsored by the Fomento Cultural Banamex A.C. based in Mexico City. The exhibition has been made possible by the generous support of Banamex Citigroup. Corono Extra, CONACULTA (National Council for Culture and Arts), Tequila Herradura, and Aeromexico. A catalog is available in the museum shop.
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Ancient Mexican Art from the Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian
July 21, 2002–Summer 2003
George Gustav Heye Center
New York, NY
This exhibition features forty-four pieces from the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian to illustrate the cultural and historical continuity of Mexican art. The objects—most of which have never before been publicly displayed—include ceramic and stone sculpture, bowls, vessels, pendants, masks, and funerary urns. Most date to before the intrusions of non-Native people into Mexico in the 1500s. Several date as far back as 400 B.C.
Ancient Mexican Art provides a window on the world of ancient Mexico, and its objects reveal ancient Native beliefs and traditions. Pendants, bowls, and vessels incorporate images of snakes, scorpions, and especially jaguars, revered as sacred by many indigenous peopoles. Several funerary urns reflect homage to deities, as do wooden and stone-carved objects used during the Mesoamerican ball game.
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The Edge of Enchantment
December 15, 2002–Summer 2003
George Gustav Heye Center, New York
This exhibition presents people from Native communities of the Huatulco-Huamelula region of Oaxaca, Mexico, speaking passionately about their lives, families, histories, beliefs, and dreams.
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Second Saturday of every month
Resource Center, Second Floor
George Gustav Heye Center, New York
Join us for storybook readings featuring stories about the Native Peoples of the Western Hemisphere. For children of all ages.
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The Art of Storytelling
February 15 & 16 and 18 & 19, 2003
Orientation Room, Education Classroom, and Auditorium
George Gustav Heye Center, New York
Experience the tradition of oral history as Native storytellers share stories from their cultures.
Storytelling Workshop
February 15 & 16, 2003
Noon
Education Classroom, Second Floor
George Gustav Heye Center
Make a clay storytelling doll in this hands-on workshop.
Seminole Storytelling
February 18–20, 2003
11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Orientation Room, First Floor
George Gustav Heye Center
Cultural historian and storyteller Carol Cypress (Seminole Tribe of Florida) shares stories from her culture.
Storytelling Workshop
February 18–20, 2003
Noon
Education Classroom, Second Floor
George Gustav Heye Center
Look at several clay pieces in the Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art exhibition and discuss the stories or mythologies for which they are made. Children will have time to create their own stories.
NMAI Theater Presents: Zuni Meets Appalachia
February 20–22, 2003
Feb. 20: 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 21: 2 p.m.
Feb. 22: 2 p.m.
Auditorium
George Gustav Heye Center
Zuni Meets Appalachia is a lively performance of stories and music from two unique traditions—Native America and Appalachian Mountain. The performance features Idiwanan An Chawe, a Zuni-language theater from the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico, and Roadside Theater from the coalfields of eastern Kentucky.
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