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Form and Function in the Ancient Americas

Date
September 15
Time
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
vincentpriceartmuseum.org/exhibitions%EF%80%A2permanent.html
Event Series Dates
Ongoing Exhibition
Vincent Price Art Museum’s permanent collection includes artworks from ancient civilizations in Central and South America, with a concentration of art from West Mexico and Peru. Form and Function in the Ancient Americas highlights the wide range of cultures represented in our pre-Columbian collection. Cultures from the Nayarit-Jalisco-Colima region of West Mexico (2000 – 1000 BCE) to the Chimú of Peru (900-1500 CE) are featured.

 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m., Thursdays 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m.

Location

Vincent Price Art Museum
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754 United States
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Phone:
323.265.8841
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