Casa Herrera

Master of Education Program at Casa Hererra

UT Master of Art Education students spent the Holly Week celebration engaging in lectures, field trips and the ancient tradition of "alfombra" making at Casa Herrera.

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Casa Herrera Study Abroad Program

Join Students from around the world to learn about Mesoamerica and Maya Writing at Casa Herrera, The University of Texas at Austin’s center for learning and scholarship in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala.

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What is Casa Herrera?

Casa Herrera is a 17th century colonial property located in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala. As an extension of The Mesoamerica Center, the Casa’s programs facilitate the study and appreciation of Pre-Columbian art and archaeology and the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica.

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Casa Herrera

 

Welcome

The Casa Herrera is a new research, conference and teaching facility located in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala, operated by the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with the Fundación Pantaleón. As an extension of the university’s Mesoamerica Center, the Casa Herrera focuses on the varied and inter-related disciplines that contribute to the study of Pre-Columbian art, archaeology, history and culture. Its larger mission is to create new opportunities for education and research, facilitating learning and dialogue in many fields of study, among scholars and students from many institutions and nations in Central America and beyond.

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Alfombras Art Education Program at Casa Hererra

 

Alfombra, saw dust carpet installation made by Master of Art Education students

Alfombras Art Education Program is a collaboration between the Master of Art Education Program
and The Mesoamerica Center.

Antigua, Guatemala is famous for its elaborate religious festivities  leading up to Easter. A group of UT Master of Art Education students spent 10 days in Casa Herrera during the Holly Week celebration engaging in lectures, field trips and the ancient tradition of "alfombra" making. The students experience a once in a lifetime opportunity of cultural immersion and art education.


 

 

 

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Spring 2013

Street of Antigua

Spend Spring Semester Abroad in Antigua, Guatemala!

Join Students from around the world to learn about Latin America, Mesoamerica, and Maya Writing at Casa Herrera, The University of Texas at Austin’s center for learning and scholarship in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala. Casa Herrera brings interrelated disciplines together to study Pre-Columbian art, archaeology, history and culture in a historically significant and picturesque setting. The facility, which dates to 1680, is one of the great, original houses of colonial Antigua. 

As part of this semester study abroad program, students take courses from a UT faculty, and experience culture through intensive language at a local language school. Students have the option to learn Spanish or Katchikel Maya language.

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