Finissage of the exhibition “History and Mystery: Latin American Art and Europe”
As a part of the finissage programme of Kumu’s Great Hall exhibition “History and Mystery: Latin American Art and Europe”, the following events will take place:
From Thursday, 31 October until Sunday, 3 November, a traditional Mexican Day of the Dead altar will be displayed in Kumu’s atrium. The altar was made in collaboration with Mexican artists based in Estonia and the Embassy of Mexico in Helsinki.
Friday, 1 November
17:30-18:30 Workshop: Flavours of Mexico and the Day of the Dead, Lisseth Pedroza. Tickets are available in our online store.Tickets are limited.
19:00-20:00 Workshop: Flavours of Mexico and the Day of the Dead, Lisseth Pedroza. Tickets are available in our online store. Tickets are limited.
Saturday, 2 November
On Saturday, Lisseth Pedroza Fuentes will serve traditional Mexican Day of the Dead food and drinks in the Kumu atrium.
Between 12:00-17:00, short introductions will take place in English and Estonian every hour on the hour, introducing the altar of the Day of the Dead.
13:00 Curators’ Tour of the exhibition “History and Mystery: Latin American Art and Europe”, Kadi Polli and Sirje Helme, in Estonian
14:00-16:00 Drop-in workshop for children and families: Paper Marigold Accessories
14:00-16:00 Drop-in workshop: decorating calaveras, Merari Morales. Participation with a workshop ticket. Tickets are available in our online shop.
14:30 Traditional Mexican dance performance “La Bruja”, Jacobina de Rivera. The performance takes place in the atrium on the 2nd floor with a duration of approximately 5 minutes. Free admission
15:00 Lecture “From All Souls’ Time to Soul Animals: On the Life-Affirming Nature of Estonian Death Folklore”, Reet Hiiemäe, in Estonian
15:00 Tour of the exhibition “History and Mystery: Latin American Art and Europe”, Inga Jaagus, in English
16:00-18:00 Open dance class and party: milonga with Argentine tango. Free admission.
16:00 Screening in the Kumu Education Centre’s auditorium: “Frida Kahlo, entre el dolor y el Placer” (2015, 54min). In Spanish, with English subtitles. Free admission.
17:00 Screening in the Kumu Education Centre’s auditorium: “Grandes Figuras Arte Mexicano: Diego Rivera, un Artista en la encrucijada” (2015, 53min). In Spanish, with English subtitles. Free admission.
Admission with a museum ticket unless stated otherwise by the event.
Gallery
The events are a part of the public programme accompanying the exhibition History and Mystery: Latin American Art and Europe. This is the first time that Latin American art has been exhibited on such a large scale in Estonia. This has been made possible through collaboration with The Phoebus Foundation in Antwerp, which owns one of the largest collections of Latin American art in Europe. The exhibition features art from two eras: the Spanish Colonial period from the 17th to the 19th century, and the modernist art of the 20th century from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela.
