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New
World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más
In the Hispanic Heritage Wing
closing January 5, 2014.
This
exhibition tells the tale of the earliest cultural mestizaje
(mixing) to take place in the Americas through food. The
exhibition highlights foods that originated in the New
World and foods that were brought over from Europe via
Spain and Asia via the Spanish Manila Galleons. Several
special sections in the exhibition highlight specific
food items. Two of these are chocolate and maté.
The exhibition traces the origins of these two popular
drinks, how they rose to popularity during the colonial
period, and how they were introduced into European society
and culture, and how they have become a strong component
of popular culture today. More than 300 objects related
to food harvesting, preparation, table settings, kitchen
items and utilitarian and decorative implements are highlighted
in 3 kitchens to illustrate the rich culinary traditions
of the Americas. Gallery activities include a scent station,
world food map with magnets, gallery recipe exchange,
and Facebook
recipe exchange (Photo: by Kitty Leaken) Media
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Plain
Geometry Amish Quilts
In the Cotsen Gallery
Neutrogena Wing
through
Sunday September 2, 2013
The exhibition explores the aesthetics of Amish quilts
by considering what the quilting tradition grew out of
and how they changed in a changing world. Approximately
35 quilts from the museum and local collectors' collections
illustrate religious proscriptions, westward migration,
and interaction with 'English' neighbors. (Photo, right:
Diamond in square, Lancaster Co. PA, c. 1925, gift of
Stuart and Cindy Hodosh)
Some quilt designs on view will be Diamond in Square
and Bars. These large-piece patterns are related to an
even earlier form called whole cloth quilts that were
not pieced but made from one-color cloth. These quilts
are the most recognizably Amish with their strong contrasting
colors and fine quilting. Make your own virtual quilt
on an IPAD and save to share your work.
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond
Long-term Exhibition, Girard Wing
This unique exhibition designed by the collector and donor,
Alexander
Girard». Since the opening in 1982, more than
a million visitors have been delighted by the richly varied
displays in numbered cases- toys, and traditional folk
art from more than 100 countries. Take a tour with a Docent,
or explore this text-free gallery on your own with the
printed gallery guide or Ask about the NEW multimedia
tour at the front desk!
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Let's
Talk About This: Folk Artists Respond to HIV/AIDS
Gallery of Conscience
Exhibition Lab
We must come to see that the end we seek is a society
at peace with itself, a society that can live with its
conscience.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Alabama, 1965
The
Gallery of Conscience is a new kind of experimental exhibition
space at the Museum of International Folk Art for 2013.
Everything in the gallery is a work in progress. Come
in, linger, talk, share ideas and explore important issues
of conscience together, drawing on the power of folk arts
to show and tell it like it is.
So here we go with round 1 Spring 2013:
We are asking for your input on some interactive experiences
in the Gallery. Answer the prompts. Ask questions, Contribute
a stitch. Hang out in the dialogue lounge You will see
the exhibit lab change throughout the year as we incorporate
your ideas and your art.
For the coming year, the Gallery of Conscience will focus
on folk artists responses to HIV/AIDS, both here
in New Mexico, and around the world. The artists themselves
will show you the waywith equal parts humor and
pathos and love.
You must not be ashamed to speak out, telling
the community! When you keep quiet you sign your own death
warrant. Maria Rengane, embroideress, South
Africa
So come on in. Speak out. Add your hand and your voice.
Experience the power of folk art as a tool for positive
social change.
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