About

"Mapping Memory" is a short-term exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art that showcases 19 rare maps dating from 16th-century New Spain (modern-day Mexico). The exquisitely detailed hand-painted maps, created by Indigenous artists, are part of the Relaciones Geográficas held by the Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin.

The exhibition displays the maps as art objects that illustrate the exchange of Spanish and Indigenous cultures, expanding perspectives on a period associated with the destruction of Indigenous culture. Timed with the 500-year anniversary of the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico, the maps provide an opportunity to see how the indigenous peoples were able to negotiate their status both socially and artistically.

The exhibition closes August 25, 2019. 

Free on Thursdays.

Event Details

• Date: Open through August 25, 2019
• Time: Open during museum hours
• Venue: Blanton Museum of Art
• Website: https://blantonmuseum.org/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 youth, UT ID & veterans free
• Phone: 512-471-5482

Presenter Details

• Name: Blanton Museum of Art

As the primary art collection for the city of Austin, the Blanton Museum of Art is a major resource for the community. With nearly 18,000 works in the collection, the Blanton showcases art from across the ages, from ancient greek pottery to abstract expressionism. With a year-round schedule of traveling exhibitions, art lovers are sure to discover new and old favorites at the Blanton.

This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Blanton and the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, located at UT Austin, one of the foremost collections of Latin American and US Latinx materials in the world.

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