Mexico City, Mexico — More than 300,000 people visited the Mexican pre-Hispanic pieces on display in Montreal since April. The pieces were put on display in the Spring at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology.
Viewing of the 272 pieces of the exhibition, Olmecs and the Civilizations of the Gulf of Mexico, ran from April 18 until September 15. According to authorities 321,569 people visited.
The exhibition consisted of 272 pieces including a sculpture of a colossal head from the archaeological site of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, Veracruz, offering 4 from La Venta, Tabasco and the sculptures Scarified Woman and Huastec Adolescent, found in San Luis Potosí.
The exhibition was organized jointly with the federal Ministry of Culture, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
“We are deeply grateful to the Mexican authorities for their support and for sharing with us masterpieces of their nation’s cultural heritage. The collaboration between INAH and the Pointe-à-Callière Museum was essential to the success of this project,” said Christine Dufresne, the Director of Exhibitions, Technologies and Multimedia at the North American museum.
Authorities of the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology and History thanked the National Coordination of Museums and Exhibitions of the INAH, which made the exhibition possible.
They also expressed their interest to continue collaborating on new projects, in order to bring to Montreal exhibits on other Mesoamerican cultures, including the Mayan.
