ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART'S AZTEC TO
ZAPOTEC FEATURES 25 PIECES NEVER PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED FROM ITS EXTENSIVE
ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS COLLECTION
ORLANDO, FL - Aztec to Zapotec:
Selections from the Ancient Americas Collection, which opened on
July 24, 2005, at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA), features more than
150 works, including 25 pieces that have never been exhibited before,
made prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans
during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Representing a time period
of more than 3,000 years, the exhibition drawn from the OMA's Art of
the Ancient Americas Collection gives a rare glimpse into the life and
culture of numerous civilizations from the North, Central and South
American regions including the Aztec, Maya, Moche, Nasca, Inca and Zapotec
with significant ancient works of gold, silver, jade, ceramic, shell
and wood.
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of Museums, the Orlando Museum of Art is supported by earned income,
the Council of 101, donations from individuals, corporations and foundations,
and sponsored in part by United Arts of Central Florida with funds from
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for the Arts.
