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Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal standing in front of a female sculpture in the Ancient Americas galleries of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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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.
Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal
July 17
Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez looks at a weaving in the Arts of the Ancient Americas textile gallery
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“For me, living and producing textiles goes along with your life, along with your age, along with your everyday activity, that's why it is a living art, it’s not a piece that's from the past.”
July 14
Villagers in Omadesep climbing up ladder-like scaffolds to install tall bisj poles
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Opening title card of the Ancient Americas Animated Map
A new state-of-the-art digital map welcomes and orients visitors upon entering the Ancient American Art galleries.
Hugo C. Ikehara–Tsukayama, Geoffrey Wallace, and Sofia Ortega-Guerrero
May 23
Philip Deloria, in a dark suit jacket and patterned shirt, stands in a gallery in front of various prints and objects with geometric patterns
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For decades, the work of Native American artist Mary Sully remained largely unseen. A discovery in a basement brought this great artist’s work to light.
November 14, 2024
Two tintype portraits in black and white
Will Wilson's photography, rooted in his upbringing on the Navajo Nation, intertwines the past, present, and future of Indigenous cultural practices.
Patricia Marroquin Norby
January 25, 2024
A variety of Indigenous pots made with clay in front of a bright sky blue background
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Delve into the spirit of Pueblo pottery and hear from community leaders, curators, artists, and collaborators on The Met’s first-ever, community-curated Native American exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.
October 13, 2023