15:26 | Montreal, Feb. 03 (ANDINA).
For first time a Peruvian art exhibition is on display at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), in Canada, which consist of an extensive collection of pre-Columbian treasures and masterpieces from the colonial era to Indigenism, from February 2 to June 16, 2013,
This historic art exhibition is named “Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and Moon: Identities and Conquest in the Early, Colonial and Modern Periods” and provides to the Canadian audience a panoramic view which covers 3,000 years of Peruvian history, including archaeological discoveries in recent decades.
Thus, more than 350 works of art will be on display such as paintings, sculptures, gold and silver ornaments, pottery, photograph, works on paper, textiles and videos from almost fifty public and private collections, most of them from Peru but also from Canada, United States, France and Germany.
The organization of this exhibition would not have been possible without the valued support of the Peruvian government and its Ministry of Culture as well as the city of Lima.
The exhibition is accompanied by a 380-page catalogue co-published in English and French editions by the MMFA and 5 Continents Editions in Milan.
Indeed, this fully illustrated volume (450 illustrations) comprises essays by eminent curators and specialists and interviews with leading figures and experts on Peruvian archaeology, art history and literature like the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.
Moreover, this book, which will be distributed internationally, will help enrich the public’s knowledge and appreciation of Peruvian art in all its splendor.
The MMFA will tour this exhibition to the Seattle Art Museum, where it will be presented from October 17, 2013 to January 5, 2014.
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Published: 2/3/2013