Thursday, 09 February 2012 16:13

El Penn Museum de Filadelfia explora los orígenes de las predicciones del fin del mundo en 2012 con la nueva e importante exhibición MAYA 2012: Los Señores del Tiempo
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FILADELFIA, PA: ¿Los mayas creían que el mundo se terminaría en diciembre de 2012?

Con MAYA 2012: Los Señores del Tiempo, una exhibición de estreno mundial que se inaugura el 5 de mayo, el Penn Museum confronta la fascinación actual con el año 2012 y compara las predicciones de un apocalipsis que transformaría el mundo con sus supuestos orígenes en la antigua civilización maya. La exhibición se presentará hasta el 13 de enero de 2013.

MAYA 2012 conduce a los visitantes en un viaje a través del universo maya ordenado por el tiempo, expresado mediante sus intrincados sistemas calendarios y el poder ejercido por sus reyes divinos, los asombrosos "señores del tiempo". Los visitantes pueden explorar el mundo maya a través de una gran variedad de experiencias interactivas y caminar entre esculturas y réplicas a escala real de los principales monumentos mientras descubren la verdad oculta detrás de estas predicciones apocalípticas.

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Monday, 30 January 2012 16:21

MAYA 2012: ANCIENT PROPHECY OR MODERN MYTH?
Penn Museum in Philadelphia Explores Origins of 2012 End of World Predictions
With Major New Exhibition MAYA 2012: Lords of Time

Tickets Go On Sale February 1st

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Did the Maya believe the world would end in December 2012?

With MAYA 2012: Lords of Time—a world premiere exhibition opening May 5th—the Penn Museum confronts the current fascination with the year 2012, comparing predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization. The exhibition runs through January 13th, 2013.

MAYA 2012 leads visitors on a journey through the Maya’s time-ordered universe, expressed through their intricate calendar systems, and the power wielded by their divine kings, the astounding “lords of time.” Visitors explore the Maya world through a range of interactive experiences and walk among sculptures and full-sized replicas of major monuments while uncovering the truth behind these apocalyptic predictions.

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Monday, 23 January 2012 13:37

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Voices of Africa, Cultural Arts Collective choral and percussion ensemble, offers a community workshop and concert on Wednesday, February 22, 6 pm at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. The family-friendly event, free with Museum admission ($10 adult; $7 seniors 65 and older; $6 students and children 6-17), is a featured program offered in conjunction with the Museum's year-long gallery project, Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum.

An African Cultural Arts Collective that works with a range of Philadelphia area artists from around the African Diaspora, Voices of Africa has performed widely throughout the region, around the country at sites including the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., and the National Women's Music Festival, and at venues internationally since its founding in 1990. The Penn Museum program with Voices of Africa features an ensemble of 6-8 singers, drummers and dancers. The program is curated by Gina Renzi, Director of The Rotunda, a community gathering place in University City, fueled by the belief that art is a catalyst of social change.

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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:20

PHILADELPHIA, PA—African music, dance, and diverse cultures take center stage on Saturday, February 18, from 1 to 4 pm, when the Penn Museum offers a free community afternoon, part of the ongoing Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project and public programming initiative that runs through January 2013. Philadelphia radio station 100.3 WRNB is sponsor of the free afternoon, and on air personality Lady B broadcasts live from the Penn Museum between 11 am and 2 pm.

While special activities run from 1 to 4 pm, the Penn Museum opens its doors free to the community for the entire day (10 am to 5 pm), with plenty of time to explore the new Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project, as well as the African Gallery, the ancient Egyptian Galleries, and beyond.

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 17:17

For the most updated information on programs offered at the Penn Museum, and for online pre-registration (optional or required for some programs) visit the Museum's website: www.penn.museum/calendar.

March 1
Thursday, 6:00 pm
Evening Program
Douglas G. Lovell, Jr., Annual "Reports from the Field"

Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Curator, Egyptian Section, and Dr. Richard M. Leventhal, Director, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, are featured presenters. Dr. Wegner shares details from his 2011–2012 excavations at Abydos, Egypt. He discusses results of ongoing excavations of the tomb of pharaoh Senwosret III and a program of site development in collaboration with the American Research Center in Egypt and Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities to protect the cultural heritage of Abydos. Dr. Leventhal considers Maya heritage and its relationship to Mexican politics, indigenous rebellion, and tourism, as he focuses on a new Penn project in the Yucatán where a co-operative community heritage and development program is underway. In addition, he describes the goals and field projects of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. Lecture admission: Pay-what-you-want. Optional reception follows: $35. For more information, call (215) 898-2680.

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