National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 436 pages
• Published by: Harry N. Abrams November 16, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0810956039
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0810956032
• Book Dimensions: 13.2 x 11.6 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 8.2 pounds

Product Description
The finest museum of archaeology and anthropology in the Western hemisphere, the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City owns the world's most impressive collection of pre-Columbian Mexican art, including sculpture, painting, pottery, and other works. Since it was founded in 1964, it has displayed and studied the fascinating art, artifacts, and cultures of the pre-Columbian Mexican world and its descendants, the indigenous peoples of Mexico.

Published to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the museum, this gorgeous and comprehensive survey explores both its collections and its role as a national institution. The book includes 450 illustrations, many of them newly photographed masterpieces by the Mexica (Aztecs), Mayas, and other important pre-Columbian cultures, as well as sections on the archaeology and the contemporary ethnography of Mexico. Also featured are writings by foremost Mexican art historians and anthropologists. This noteworthy book serves as both an introduction to, and a complete documentation of, one of the world's great museums. AUTHOR BIO: Felipe Solís is the director of the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.

About The Author
Felipe Solís is the director of the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.

Reader Reviews
This is a wonderful book on one of the great Anthropological Museums. The history of ancient Mexico is so mysterious and facinating. One civilization is as amazing as the next. This book does a wonderful job of capturing what makes this museum so special. The photographs are vivid and the text highly informative. The only thing missing is Montesuma's spectacular headdress made of Quitzal feathers, alas it is in Vienna, maybe one day it will return, but somehow I don't think the Austrians have forgotten what happened to Maximillian. If you have any interest in anthropology, Ancient Mexican civilizations or just quite frankly great art, then you will not be disappointed in this book. Great book on a most deserving subject.