UMKC Painted Worlds Symposium
Schedule
Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, KS
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UMKC, in partnership with The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, invites you to the Painted Worlds Symposium on Mesoamerican Art. This free, public symposium features lectures by anthropologist Stephen D. Houston and art historian Byron Ellsworth Hamann, exploring Maya color, material culture and modern interpretations of Mesoamerican art. The event also includes the launch of a new digital collection at the Miller Nichols Library.Register to attend the UMKC Painted Worlds Symposium: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vv3-4-n3G0ClGjVeAbBaiWTyanbNNbZOhOFmQ0dGlxJUMFEzRlg5M0cwMVk5WE01Q0lQRjlEUUFUSS4u&route=shorturl
Program Day 1, Feb. 6 - Miller Nichols Library
2 p.m. - Welcome Remarks
3:45 p.m. - Color, Gender and Identities in Mesoamerican Art Panel
5 p.m. - Reception and Codex Facsimile Viewing
6:30 p.m. - Marilyn T. and Byron C. Schutz Lecture Keynote
Program Day 2, Feb. 7 - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
10:30 a.m. - Nature, Materials and Metaphors Panel
2 p.m. - Bernardin-Haskell Lecture Keynote
3 p.m. - Leaving and Returning to Nature: Modern and Contemporary Artistic Practices Panel
4 p.m. - Concluding Remarks
For the full schedule, speakers and locations: https://dph.umkc.edu/umkc-painted-worlds-symposium-on-mesoamerican-art/
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Where is it happening?
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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