The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will present El Río, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit highlighting traditional cultures along the Río Grande/Río Bravo watershed. Its opening will be on Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“The exhibits’ primary goal is to contribute to the preservation and renewal of New Mexico’s local cultural heritage and local knowledge,” said Enrique Lamadrid, director of Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies at UNM, an exhibit co-sponsor.
The opening celebration features music of Los Folkloristas, weaving with Tierra Wools, tours of the BioVan and Rolling River. Events and activities for the whole family are free and open to the public.
Extending from the mountains of Colorado through the rugged landscapes of
New Mexico and Texas into Northern Mexico, the Río Grande/Río Bravo basin forms the lifeblood of cultural and ecological life for the region and its people.
Visitors can explore herbal remedies with Albuquerque’s oldest pharmacy, B.Ruppe Drugs, discover the importance of drums to Cochiti Pueblo, and learn about the lives of Mexican piñata makers.
El Río was produced by the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The exhibition is based on programs at the 1998 and 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festivals and has been made possible through the generous support of the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Fund, the Smithsonian Special Exhibition Fund, the Houston Endowment, Inc., and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Additional sponsors are the University of New Mexico's Center for Regional Studies, Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, the town of Bernalillo, Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies Program, Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies, Maxwell Museum Association, as well as many generous individuals.
The exhibit will be up through January 2007. For more information, call the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at 277-5963.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at April 4, 2006 11:29 AM