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Qak'aslem, Qakem: Kaqchikel Maya Weavings

(03/25/2008-06/08/2008)

Three Maya woven textiles, each piece representing a different village in the Kaqchikel-speaking region of Guatemala, are featured in this exhibit of recent acquisitions.

Calypso Music in Postwar America: Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960

(3/25/2008–8/10/2008)

Calypso Music in Postwar America explores the major impact of Trinidadian calypso on the popular culture of the United States between 1945 and 1960. Rare photographs and promotional graphics are used to trace calypso in phonograph recordings, song publishing, nightclub acts, concerts, Broadway shows and Hollywood movies.

Feature Galleries

In addition to changing focus exhibits, the Museum's Feature Galleries offer artifacts, stories, and information about the Ancient Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas.

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Children Just Like Me

(09/2/2008–05/03/2009))

 

 

 

 

 



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