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Please note that events listed must be pertinent to fields associated with the study, conservation, and exhibition of Mesoamerican culture. Submissions are subject to approval.
| Ongoing Exhibits | All Events |
| | Date: | September 1, 2009 - December 18, 2009 | | Event: | Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology | | Theme: | "Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery" | | Location: | Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology, located behind the Kentner Stadium on the Wake Forest University Reynolda Campus | | Information: | Focuses on St. Bonaventure University’s collection of ancient Maya pottery. A wide array of Maya images, symbols, and hieroglyphs that represent different aspects of beliefs about the universe are on display. This imagery serves as a point of departure for to discuss ancient and contemporary Maya culture. This exhibit features bilingual text. | | For additional information please visit: http://www.wfu.edu/moa/ | | Contact: | Wake Forest University,
Wingate Road
Winston-Salem, NC
General inquires email - moa@wfu.edu
Phone: 336.758.5282
Fax: 336.758.5116 |
| | Date: | September 24, 2009 - January 24, 2010 | | Event: | British Museum Exhibit | | Theme: | "Moctezuma: The Man, The Myth and the Empire" | | Location: | The British Museum, London, England | | Information: | This major exhibition explores Aztec civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502–1520).
From his capital in Tenochtitlan (the site of modern Mexico City), Moctezuma’s empire comprised much of modern highland Mexico, stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean. His power was reflected in the splendour of his capital’s architecture, his command of the prestigious Jaguar and Eagle military orders, and his sacrificial rituals to the gods. Moctezuma’s world was unrivalled, and this remained so until the devastating arrival of strangers – Cortés and his Spanish fleet.
The legacy of this tumultuous event and the semi-mythical status of Moctezuma will be reassessed through the display of imposing stone sculptures and rare gold and turquoise objects, many of which will be seen for the first time in the UK.
Rediscover the world of the Aztecs and trace the foundation of modern Mexico in the British Museum’s next major exhibition on great rulers. | | For additional information please visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/moctezuma.aspx | | Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8000/8299
Email: information@britishmuseum.org |
| | Date: | September 25, 2009 - January 24, 2010 | | Event: | The British Museum | | Theme: | "Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler" | | Location: | The British Museum - Reading Room, Open daily 10.00–17.30 (last entry 16.20) | | Information: | This major exhibition explores Aztec civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502–1520).
From his capital in Tenochtitlan (the site of modern Mexico City), Moctezuma’s empire comprised much of modern highland Mexico, stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean. His power was reflected in the splendour of his capital’s architecture, his command of the prestigious Jaguar and Eagle military orders, and his sacrificial rituals to the gods. Moctezuma’s world was unrivalled, and this remained so until the devastating arrival of strangers – Cortés and his Spanish fleet.
Open daily 10.00–17.30 (last entry 16.20)
Open late on Thursdays and Fridays until 20.30 (last entry 19.20) | | For additional information please visit: The British Museum | | Contact: | |
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