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TREASURES OF THE MAYA SPIRIT Treasures of the Maya Spirit is an exhibition that celebrates Maya culture and its contributions to the world. The exhibition will present more than 200 extraordinary examples of Pre-Columbian Maya Art, and will also feature some of the finest examples of native Guatemalan textiles, antique masks, and dance costumes, as well as contemporary works of art by prize-winning artists and anonymous artist-artisans, reflecting the Maya region´s worldview. Treasures of the Maya Spirit focuses on the art and civilization of the Maya people and is curated by several organizations headed by Gio Rossilli: Sofia Paredes Maury, Fundacion La Ruta Maya; Ines Guzman, Museo Maya de America; Raymond Senuk, Friends of Ixchel Museum; Professor Peter Markman & Dr. Alison Heney, Xipe Projects; and Adrian Lorenzana, Paiz Foundation.
La Ruta Maya Conservation Foundation La Ruta Maya Conservation Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting the rescue, conservation, and preservation of Guatemalan cultural values by promoting education, dissemination, and valorisation of the Maya’s cultural heritage in the Mesoamerican region. The Foundation has a collection of more than 4,000 Pre-Columbian objects, and is responsible for the custody and management of these objects, duly registered at the Registry of Cultural Property. Among them are ornaments, figurines, monuments, sculptures, ceramic vessels, and examples of pictorial art in ceramic and stone. Visit www.larutamaya.com.gt
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