Now Open: The Arts of the Ancient Americas in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Experience the splendor of the Arts of the Ancient Americas. Exhibition tour premieres online in July.
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See a virtual reconstruction of this remarkable Moche shield.
May 28
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Take a closer look at the details of a colorful relief panel from La Pasadita.
May 28
A new state-of-the-art digital map visualizes the complex and layered stories of the places, histories, and cultures of the Ancient Americas.
May 23
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Essays
The earliest evidence of metallurgy found in the Isthmus of Panama can be dated between the second and third centuries CE.
May 27
Ancient artists of Costa Rica demonstrated great skill in creating stone works such as metates, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, and spheres.
May 21
Artistic representations of power emerged from multiple cultural traditions in coastal Ecuador during the period between 300 BCE and 600 CE.
May 7
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