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The District gets Spiritual and Religious

August 16th, 2008 by AutoAggregator
Check out what the District Weekly had to say about our Spiritual and Religious theme, currently on view in the permanent collection galleries

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Links to Latin American art related stories

July 23rd, 2008 by AutoAggregator
*The Palais des Beaux Arts de Brussels, hosts Mapas Abiertos: fotografía contemporánea en América Latina (Open Maps: contemporary photography in Latin America).
*The Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center located in Waterbury, Connecticut, is currently exhibiting, Merging Cultures, an exhibit featuring works from Latin Americans, both born in and outside of the

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Spritual and Religious Practices (new permanent collection theme)

July 23rd, 2008 by AutoAggregator
Eduardo Esquivel
La Peregrinacion, 2000

Sir Oliver Krisch
“Tres Potencias” of the ReCortes Series, 2008
MOLAA’s permanent collection, A Bridge to the Americas presents works of art that reflect the diversity, individuality and universality of Latin American artists. Throughout the year, themes are rotated. Currently on view are Urban & Rural Landscapes, Political History and

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Cuba and the art world

July 16th, 2008 by AutoAggregator
Here’s a link to a story that appeared in the Christian Science Monitor regarding molaa’s two current Cuban exhibitions. It talks about Cuban art and what Cuban art, and Latin American art in general, mean to the art world at large.

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Cuban art’s popularity

July 9th, 2008 by AutoAggregator
According to a recent report in artinfo.com Cuban art’s popularity is on the rise, both in the amount of attention it’s currently receiving and the dollars that collectors are spending on it. Check out the piece then come visit the museum so you can see for yourself the reason why Cuban

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Latin American art related news

July 3rd, 2008 by AutoAggregator
Here are two links that I found interesting and that touch on Latin American art. Enjoy!
*This story talks about wealthy Latin Americans purchasing more art than their North American counterparts.
*Recently the Senate passed a bipartisan bill that will allow for the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. The

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Cuban evening at molaa

June 26th, 2008 by AutoAggregator
In celebration of MOLAA’s current Cuban exhibitions by Wifredo Lam and Carlos Luna, the museum hosted a Night in Cuba, on Saturday, June 21. The evening included music by La Charanga Cubana, a group nominated for a 2007 Latin Grammy and DJ Saoco. The evening would not have been complete without

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Turning Plastic Bags into Beautiful Bolsas

June 19th, 2008 by AutoAggregator
And how this metamorphosis saves Monkeys!
Colombia: a beautiful country, with incredible forests and diverse wildlife, but like many other countries, a trash problem. With no formal trash collection system, the forests and villages suffer from scattered plastic bags, endangering wildlife and creating a mess on village streets. One such village

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