Treasures of Ancient Veracruz: : Magia de la risa y el juego

October 8, 2004 – February 6, 2005

left: Olmec, Colossal Head No.9, 1200-900 B.C.E., basalt, 65" x 54", Universidad Veracruzana, Museo de Antropología de Xalapa. Photo credit: Tachi. right: Remojadas, figures (on a swing), 600- 900 C.E., ceramic, 3" x 8 1/2", Universidad Veracruzana, Museo de Antropología de Xalapa. Photo credit: Tachi.

This exhibition featured sixty archeological artifacts from the region of Mexico identified as the “cradle of Mesoamerican civilization” – Veracruz. All of the ancient figures on display wear smiles or demonstrate the fundamental human need to play and have fun- including 4-ton, three-thousand year old Colossal Olmec Head Num. 9.

Participating Artists