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'Codices of Mexico: Memories and Wisdom' at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) offers an exhibition never-seen-before in the history of Mexico, in order to share with the public the beauty, wisdom, and universal relevance of the Mexican codices, in the context of the celebration of 75 years of life of the institution and 50 of the National Museum of Anthropology.

'Codices of Mexico: Memories and Wisdom' at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology
Curated by the academic personnel of INAH, the exhibition presents 44 codices that, for their conservation, are kept in the secure vault of the National Anthropology and History Library.

The Mexican codices contain and preserve the ancestral wisdom. The validity of these documents is not limited to the past, for even today the communities come to them as a historical source, legal support, and symbol of identity. Among the most significant pieces there are: The Strip Showing the Travels, the Badianus Manuscript, the Codex Mendoza, the Colombino and Becker Codex, the Sigüenza Codex, the García Granados Codex, two books from the Chilam Balam, the Coixtlahuaca Codex, the Huamantla Codex, the Tlaxcala Codex, the Dehesa Codex (from Oaxaca), and the Huexotzinco Codex, among others.

The exhibition will run until January 11 2015

For more information visit the Codices of Mexico website.

Source: Mexico es Cultura [October 19, 2014]