Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery
Permanent Exhibit
The Museum of Anthropology is pleased to announce the opening of its new permanent exhibit, Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery on September 1, 2009. The exhibit will be on display through 2012, and features text in English and Spanish.
Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery is the result of a collaboration between the Museum of Anthropology and The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York. Curated by MOA Director Stephen Whittington, the exhibition focuses on St. Bonaventure’s collection of ancient pottery from the Maya civilization dating from A.D. 250 through 900. The Maya culture flourished in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and western El Salvador during these years, commonly referred to as the Classic period. The collection is supplemented by additional ancient objects on loan from the Nasher Museum at Duke University and contemporary Maya objects from the MOA’s own collections and local collectors.
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found in the St. Bonaventure collection. The imagery and writing on the pottery serve as points of departure for the exhibit to discuss ancient and contemporary Maya culture. The exhibition was on display at the Quick Center for the 2008-2009 academic year before moving to the Museum of Anthropology. The Museum thanks the J.C. Tise Fund and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Cultural Improvement Fund of The Winston-Salem Foundation for their financial support which allowed the gallery renovations and installation of the exhibit in Winston-Salem to take place. The MOA staff is extremely excited about this rare opportunity to present a collection of ancient Maya artifacts of great importance to the Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, and greater Piedmont Triad communities.
