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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.—“Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya,” traveling from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, portrays a time of political change in a troubled outpost of the Maya world and a human story of power and intrigue among people who lived more than 1,300 years ago. Chamá polychrome ceramics are accompanied by more than 100 stunning objects illustrating Maya daily life, religious ritual, and changes in rulers. (865) 974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu (September 16 through January 3)
Santa Ana, Calif.—Spectacular artifacts from the sophisticated Pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico and Central America are highlighted in the new exhibit “Vision of the Shaman, Song of the Priest.” Pre-Columbian art from Mexico and Central America displayed in a series of galleries communicates the power and sophistication of the mysterious cultures that rose and fell in ancient America, with emphasis placed on the ceramic and stone arts of West Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama. A gallery devoted to the famous “Limestone Tomb of Lord Pacal” includes a life-size reproduction of the elaborately decorated and highly symbolic limestone sarcophagus excavated at the pyramid in the Maya City of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. (714) 567-3600, www.bowers. org (Through December 31)
american archaeology
Orlando, Fla.—Drawing from the museum’s comprehensive Art of the Ancient Americas Collection, the exhibit “Aztec to Zapotec: Selections from the Ancient Americas Collection” features more than 180 works made prior to the arrival of Europeans during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The exhibit gives a rare glimpse into 3,000 years of civilizations from North, Central, and South American regions and includes ancient works of gold, silver, jade, ceramic, shell, and wood from the cultures of the Aztec, Maya, Moche, Nasca, Inca, and Zapotec. (407) 896-4231, www.omart.org (Long-term exhibit)
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
frank h. mcclung museum
bowers museum of cultural arts
ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis, Minn.—The traveling exhibition “Art of the Native American: The Thaw Collection” consists of 110 of the most outstanding works of art drawn from the Thaw Collection of North American Indian art, revealing the extraordinary range of works produced by Native American cultures. This collection consists of more than 800 masterpieces from across North America and spans more than 2,000 years. (888) 642-2787, www.artsmia.org (October 24 through January 9)
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