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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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Casa Herrera gives UT a gorgeous Guatemalan Research Center

Check out the article about Dr. David Stuart and Casa Herrera featured on The Alcade magazine

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Follow Fall 2011 Study Abroad Blog

Follow the 2011 Study Abroad student at Casa Herrera and their adventures in Antigua, Guatemala. 15 students are spending a full fall semester in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Antigua and experiencing a rich cultural immersion into Guatemalan life.

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A day Sign List by David Stuart

A simple, but beautifully drawn, list of the twenty Maya day-signs with the Yucatec versions of their names by David Stuart. The list is also feature in Dr. Stuart's latest book, The Order of Days.

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The 2012 Maya Meetings

2012 Maya Meetings:
Beyond the Glyphs: Ancient Maya Inscriptions as Literature
Casa Herrera, Antigua, Guatemala
March 12-14, 2012 Workshops
March 15, 2012 Symposium

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David Stuart's radio interview about 2012

Some people believe there's a Mayan prophecy that the world will end on 2012.  What does the Mayan calendar really say?  Mayanist David Stuart uncovers the real story on this radio

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A Wrinkle in Time: Newly discovered Maya writings

Newly discovered Maya writing challenges archeologists' theories about Mesoamerican history. Read David Stuar's interview about the discovery of the San Bartolo Murals and the impact on the field of Maya archeology and epigraphy.

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David Stuart lectures at Casa Herrera

David Stuart lectures about "La Verdadera Estructura del Calendario Maya" in an open to the public lecture at Casa Herrera.

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Further Findings

David Stuart is interviewed by Further Findings. Further Findings focuses on the stories behind the research, the questions that shaped the research and what excited the researcher.

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