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For the first time, more than 40 traditional textile pieces are exhibited in Portugal, which account for the richness of different regions and cultures of our country. The exhibition is an initiative of the Embassy of Mexico in Portugal and the Casa de América Latina in Lisbon
This exhibition was achieved with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Culture, the National Museum of Popular Cultures, the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon and the company Repsol
In the framework of the International Day of Indigenous Women, on September 5, 2023, the Ambassador of Mexico in Portugal, Bruno Figueroa, and the Secretary General of the House of Latin America in Lisbon (CAL), Manuela Júdice, inaugurated the exhibition "Extraordinary Textiles: Mexico" at the CAL facilities. Both officials noted the importance of recognizing the work of indigenous women as transmitters of the language, history, identity, knowledge, customs and culture of its native peoples.
"Extraordinary Textiles: Mexico" is an unprecedented exhibition, showing for the first time in Portugal 62 objects that make up 40 traditional costumes and pieces that integrate artistic, religious, social organization and link with nature, elements that reflect the culture of indigenous peoples such as the Amuzgo, Triqui, Tacuate, Chinanteco, Mazatec, Otomí, Nahua, Wirrárika, Rarámuri, Seri, Tzotzil, Maya and Tepehuano.
The costumes in this exhibition belong to the collection of the National Museum of Popular Cultures of Mexico, which can be visited until October 27, 2023 at the Casa de América Latina in Lisbon.
With this type of exhibitions abroad, the dissemination of the universality and revaluation of our textile art is strengthened, as a manifestation of our ancestral heritage and cultural wealth. At the same time, the exhibition attests to the skill, genius and design capacity of thousands of Mexican artisan families.
