MOANA (expo) Museo Nacional de Antropologia (Mexico City) - Other Events

Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Tue, Jun 8, 2010 9:35 AM Collection Exhibited Lunes, 03 de Mayo de 2010 20:09 More than half of the pieces exhibited are part of the Oceanic Collection of the National Museum of Cultures (MNC), mostly integrated as a result of an important exchange with Field Museum in Chicago, negotiated by Miguel Covarrubias and the director of INAH, Daniel de la Borbolla, in 1951. Oceanic items safeguarded at MNC are known as “South Seas Collection” and hold incredible curatorial and anthropological value. Moana: Cultures of the Pacific Islands displays 150 objects from the National Museum of Cultures halls and warehouse, as well as 124 items part of Field Museum collections. Pieces from the de Young and Peabody Essex Museums are also exhibited. ZETA EDIT: This exhibit is probably the best Oceanic art temporary exhibit that I have ever seen. I hope it travels to other cities. It shows art that is not the "typical" oceanic art museum collection pieces. It's a very eclectic selection which makes it incredibly rich and contrasting to understand the anthropological aspect of the objects but also, many of the pieces where printed and published as ART in some of the all time classic Oceanic Art books and eventually became sources of inspiration that transformed into icons for tiki bars and Poly Pop establishments too! There is a book about it now available. (sans the poly pop part) P.S. Open Question for the moderators: Where's the correct place to post a thread like this one(Museum exhibit)? In Tiki Travel, General Tiki or Other Events ? [ Edited by: Zeta 2010-06-08 10:33 ]

Collection Exhibited
Lunes, 03 de Mayo de 2010 20:09

More than half of the pieces exhibited are part of the Oceanic Collection of the National Museum of Cultures (MNC), mostly integrated as a result of an important exchange with Field Museum in Chicago, negotiated by Miguel Covarrubias and the director of INAH, Daniel de la Borbolla, in 1951.

Oceanic items safeguarded at MNC are known as “South Seas Collection” and hold incredible curatorial and anthropological value.

Moana: Cultures of the Pacific Islands displays 150 objects from the National Museum of Cultures halls and warehouse, as well as 124 items part of Field Museum collections. Pieces from the de Young and Peabody Essex Museums are also exhibited.

ZETA EDIT:
This exhibit is probably the best Oceanic art temporary exhibit that I have ever seen. I hope it travels to other cities. It shows art that is not the "typical" oceanic art museum collection pieces. It's a very eclectic selection which makes it incredibly rich and contrasting to understand the anthropological aspect of the objects but also, many of the pieces where printed and published as ART in some of the all time classic Oceanic Art books and eventually became sources of inspiration that transformed into icons for tiki bars and Poly Pop establishments too!

There is a book about it now available. (sans the poly pop part)

P.S.

Open Question for the moderators: Where's the correct place to post a thread like this one(Museum exhibit)? In Tiki Travel, General Tiki or Other Events ?

[ Edited by: Zeta 2010-06-08 10:33 ]

Post #534947 by Zeta on Tue, Jun 8, 2010 9:35 AM