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Events for 2 January, 2008 [ 00:00 ]

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Barin Bababo – Shipibo Art Exhibition

10 artists from the workshop Barin Bababo, of the shipibo community San Francisco de Yarinacocha (Pucallpa) will present their artwork in the Museo de la Nación. This work represents their interpretation of the world view of their people.

When: Until January 20th
Where: Sala A – Museo de la Nación
Free admission.

Un Techo Para Mi País - Photo Exhibition

Un Techo Para Mi País is an organization led by young people all over South America which aims to build homes for underprivileged families in these countries. Peru's branch of the organization has created a photo exhibition showing the work they have been doing in Pisco after the earthquake on August 15th. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about this excellent initiative.

When: Until January 15th
Where: Galería de la Sala - Museo Oro del Peru - Larcomar

Lamps - Exhibition

Moloco presents a collection of lamps created by 22 recognized artists. The objective is to raise funds for ANIA, an association that encourages children to participate in preserving the environment.

Where: Italia 135, Miraflores
When: Until January 26th

Rediseñando el Diseño - Exhibition

The exhibition "Rediseñando el Diseño" presents work from the graphic design students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. The show features a great variety of projects and pieces made in 2006, which illustrate the possibilities of graphic design: as mediums of communication, editorial and corporation communication, multimedia, audiovisuals and graphic production of textiles and objects.

When: December 14 to January 20 , Monday to Sunday, 10 am - 10 pm
Where: Centro Cultural del PUCP - Av. Camino Real 1075, San Isidro
Free Admission

Re-construídas - Exhibition

Photographs, videos and installations are the mediums used in “Re-construídas”, an exhibit featuring Peruvian artist Patricia Villanueva and Spanish artist Pilar Albarracín. Examples of the works featured are Albarracín’s “Escaparates” photograph series, which shows Albarracín ironically interacting with store mannequins, while Villanueva’s play “Rara Avis”, told through photographs and video, tells the story of a women who visits a plastic surgeon and asks that he mark the areas of her body that need surgery. She then goes to a tattoo parlor and makes the markings permanent.

When: December 6 - January 6, Monday to Sunday, 9 am - 9 pm
Where: Centro Cultural de España - Jr. Natalio Sánchez 181, Santa Beatriz
Free Admission

Piazza and Stoll – Photography Exhibition

As part of the MIRAFOTO Festival, María Cecilia Piazza and Hans Stoll present their exhibitions “Historias Íntimas” and “Carretera al Sur”. The people that appear in Piazza’s work, as described by writer Alonso Cueto, are “Lonely but not isolated, dark but not blurry, melancholy but not desolate.” Stoll’s series, on the other hand, is defined by Laura Benetti as “a dialogue that initiates the silent future between the observer and the traveler”.

When: 10 am – 7:30 pm on Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm on Sundays, until January 20th.
Where: Main Gallery of the Centro Cultural de la Cancillería - Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima)
Free admission.

Hilos del pasado - Exhibition

The Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú will exhibit "Hilos del pasado: El aporte francés al legado Paracas", (Threads of the past: The French port to the Paracas legacy). The exhibition is sponsored by the French-Peruvian Foundation and the French Embassy, who recovered the pieces. "Hilos del pasado" has a total of 28 pieces, which six of 40 textiles have been recovered by archaeologist Carmen Thays and her team from the MNAAHP

When: Until January 25, Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
Where: Museo Nacional de Arqueología - Plaza Bolivar s/n, Pueblo Libre
For more information call: 463-5070