Olmec Origins Exhibit Kickoff

Name: Olmec Origins Exhibit Kickoff
Start: 2024-11-13T15:30:00-06:00
Location: 270 N Grove Ave, Elgin, IL, United States, Illinois 60120

Schedule

Wed Nov 13 2024 at 03:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

270 N Grove Ave, Elgin, IL, United States, Illinois 60120 | Elgin, IL

The Olmec Origins Kickoff will be open to all ages. Special guests include Carlos Tortolero, the Founder and President Emeritus of the National Museum of Mexican Art, and Fernando Ramirez, President of the Mexican Cultural Center DuPage. In addition to viewing these unique Olmecs, there will be activities for kids and giveaways. No registration.
In partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center of DuPage, the Library will host 33 large, artisan Olmec heads that represent individual artists’ sense of Mexican cultural history as well their home cities. Olmec artists represent many of the 2026 World Cup hosting cities in Mexico, Canada and the United States. The Olmecs were one of the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilizations and laid the foundation for the Mexican cultures that followed. Many people have come to learn about the Olmec culture via their art, including the colossal heads.Olmec Origins opens on November 13 and will be on display at the Main Library through mid-January.
For more information about the exhibit, please visit www.gailborden.info/olmec .

Inauguración de la exposición Orígenes Olmeca
La inauguración contará con invitados especiales Carlos Tortolero, fundador y presidente emérito del Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano y Fernando Ramírez, presidente del Centro Cultural Mexicano DuPage. Además de ver estos únicos Olmeca, habrá actividades para niños y sorteos.