Exhibition Tour—Arts of the Ancient Americas | Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Join Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator of Ancient American Art, and curator Laura Filloy Nadal, along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, and special guest Alejandro de Avila to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.

Learn about the enduring tradition of the Mesoamerican ballgame, new findings on the role of women of power, and an extraordinary technology developed by Moche metalsmiths. These artworks reveal histories of the exchange of materials and ideas across vast distances and millennia and provide a deeper understanding of the practices and beliefs of the civilizations that thrived in Latin America before 1600. Reflecting new perspectives and recent advances in scholarship, this extraordinary collection reintroduces a new generation of visitors to the ancestral arts of the Americas.

Learn more about the new galleries at https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions...

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Eagle Reliefs
03:42 - Meet Alejandro de Avila
05:08 - Corn Stalk-Shaped Vessel
07:59 - Ballplayers
10:39 - Olmec Jade Face
12:30 - Standing Female Figure
14:00 - Moche Nose Ornaments
15:55 - Textiles / Tunic with Felines
19:19 - Conclusion

Production Credits:
Video by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and SandenWolff, Inc.

Douglas Hegley, Chief Digital Officer
Sarah Wambold, Executive Producer
Mandy Kritzeck, Managing Producer
Erin Stella, Studio Manager
Hannah Chen, Associate Producer
Malvika Dang, Production Assistant

Jonathan Sanden, Director
Noah Therrien, Producer
Jonathan Sanden, Story Editor
Jonathan Sanden, Noah Therrien, Nate Reininga, Camera
Thomas Lange, Assistant Camera
Hannah Kaylor, Editor
Music courtesy of Jamendo and Premium Beat

Archival:
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1982

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