Weaving Generations Together: Evolving Creativity in the Maya of Chiapas, Mexico

Exhibition co-curated by Kathryn Klein (Curator of Ethnology/Associate Director, Ortiz Center), Patricia Marks Greenfield (author), Amy Grochowski (Curator of Education), and Ruth BurgettJolie (PhD candidate, Ethnology), is scheduled to open in June 2010. Greenfield first visited Chiapas in 1969. Her return in 1991 and regular visits until 2003 have enabled her to study the impact of commercialization and globalization on textile design and sales. This exhibit will enhance our understanding of the transmission of knowledge and the process of learning in contemporary Maya family life in Chiapas. Ortiz Passport to People Family Programs Events will include visiting guests from Chiapas, weaving demonstrations, and Maya theater.