Storied Walls : Murals of the Americas The Peabody Museum Weekend of the Americas October 5-7, 2007
Overview Schedule Speakers General Information Download Brochure Special Children's Program Related Programs of Interest Peabody Home	Lectures Tours Workshops From Awatovi in New Mexico to San Bartolo, Guatemala, to the desert cities of Peru, murals, painted on the walls of rooms and temples provide a rare and unique look into the past. In vivid colors, the murals were sometimes bold and threatening, sometimes exquisite and sacred. Murals were painted in palaces and temples or small interior ceremonial rooms.They were the province of the few, accessible to only a fraction of society, though their subject matter appears in many other artistic forms. Explore the murals of North, Central, and South America, their sources and traditions, the roles they played, and how their traditions are carried on today.
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