Join Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator of Ancient American Art, and curator Laura Filloy Nadal, along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, and special guest Alejandro de Avila to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.
Learn about the enduring tradition of the Mesoamerican ballgame, new findings on the role of women of power, and an extraordinary technology developed by Moche metalsmiths. These artworks reveal histories of the exchange of materials and ideas across vast distances and millennia and provide a deeper understanding of the practices and beliefs of the civilizations that thrived in Latin America before 1600. Reflecting new perspectives and recent advances in scholarship, this extraordinary collection reintroduces a new generation of visitors to the ancestral arts of the Americas.
Learn more about the new galleries at https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions...
Chapters:
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 01:43 - Eagle Reliefs
- 03:42 - Meet Alejandro de Avila
- 05:08 - Corn Stalk-Shaped Vessel
- 07:59 - Ballplayers
- 10:39 - Olmec Jade Face
- 12:30 - Standing Female Figure
- 14:00 - Moche Nose Ornaments
- 15:55 - Textiles / Tunic with Felines
- 19:19 - Conclusion
