Museo de Antropología de Xalapa - Wikipedia Museo de Antropología de Xalapa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search The entrance to the museum Two views of a giant Olmecs head in the museum discovered at an archaeological site in Texistepec, Veracruz El Señor de las Limas Part of a series on the Anthropology of art, media, music, dance and film Basic concepts Color symbolism Visual culture Body culture Material culture New media Case studies Art Art of the Americas Indigenous Australian art Oceanic art Film Nanook of the North The Ax Fight Nǃai, the Story of a ǃKung Woman Incidents of Travel in Chichen Itza The Doon School Quintet Museums National Anthropological Archives Centro Cultural Mexiquense Museum of Anthropology at UBC Museum of Anthropology, Cambridge Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Robert Hull Fleming Museum List of museums Related articles Ethnographic film Video ethnography Ethnocinema List of ethnographic films Margaret Mead Film Festival Cantometrics Museum anthropology Salvage ethnography Tribal art/Folk art Major theorists Tim Asch Gregory Bateson Franz Boas Pierre Bourdieu John Collier Frances Densmore Robert J. Flaherty Robert Gardner Alfred Gell Robert Hugh Layton Claude Lévi-Strauss Alan Lomax John Marshall Margaret Mead Alan Merriam Bruno Nettl Hortense Powdermaker Jean Rouch David MacDougall Social and cultural anthropology v t e The Museo de Antropología de Xalapa (English: Xalapa Museum of Anthropology) is an anthropological museum in the city of Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. The building was designed by the architect Paul Balev at EDSA, 4 E 70th St, New York, N.Y. and opened in 1986. Some of the pieces in the museum date back to the Early Pre-Classic Period from 1300 BC to 900 BC. Contents 1 Mission/Goal 2 History 3 Educational Services 4 Sources 5 External links Mission/Goal[edit] The Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa has a tradition of solid institutional management and a forward-looking perspective. Its mission and goals correspond fully to the ideal of a university extension, promoting research, conservation and the dissemination of heritage, and providing a multidisciplinary environment for the development of students and professionals from various fields. History[edit] The Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa was born more than fifty years as the Anthropological Museum of the Department of Education. ~1937-governorship of Miguel Alemán Valdés ~1943-DG Education initiative of Governor Jorge Cerda ~1945-Governor Jorge Cerda created the Universidad Veracruzana ~1947-pieces are placed in a building on the street ~1951-Renamed Veracruzano Museum of Anthropology ~1957-defining the orientation of its mission ~~Veracruzana University signed an agreement with the National Institute of Anthropology and History for the creation of the museum ~1959-the collection numbered to about 10,000 pieces ~November 20, 1960-a new building opened to accommodate for all 10,000 pieces ~1966-A second building was added, similar to the first, was erected to house the ethnographic(see Ethnographic here ) material ~1982-each of these entities acquires own leadership and management and are separated ~1985-Governor Agustín Acosta Lagunes requested the demolition of the old building to build a building not only bigger but better adapted to the needs of the museum. He commissioned EDSA in New York City to design this new Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa. Paul Balev VP was the architect at EDSA who designed this museum. ~1986-completion of museum Educational Services[edit] The Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa offers various educational services in order to improve the public, at all levels, the historical, artistic and cultural development in a fun, meaningful and interesting way. The museum holds a special interest in children, youth and families in the community. Guided tours for school groups, have created a better learning experiences, by either proving materials to students, inspiration, and even the potential possibility of a publication. This promote the development of creative skills and reflections. Sources[edit] Ladron, Sara. "Museo De Antropología De Xalapa." Museo De Antropología De Xalapa. MAX, n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2013. Statuette labeled as Mictlantecuhtli External links[edit] Museo de Antropología de Xalapa Coordinates: 19°33′02″N 96°55′52″W / 19.5505°N 96.9310°W / 19.5505; -96.9310 Authority control LCCN: n2005003419 VIAF: 138582541 WorldCat Identities: lccn-n2005003419 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Museo_de_Antropología_de_Xalapa&oldid=979809048" Categories: History museums in Mexico Mesoamerican art museums Anthropology museums Olmec art Xalapa Edward Durell Stone buildings Museums in Veracruz Hidden categories: Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages Dansk Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Norsk bokmål Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 22:35 (UTC). 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