MUSÉE à la Une 62 UPPER LEFT: God of death. Aztec, Mexico. Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH. © National Council for Culture and the Arts, INAH. ABOVE: Vessel representing Tláloc. Aztec, Mexico. Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH. © National Council for Culture and the Arts, INAH. THE AZTEC, PEOPLE OF THE SUN Montreal—Developed in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History, the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology and History is presenting the story of one of Central America’s most fascinating civilizations with Les Aztèques, peuple du soleil (The Aztec, People of the Sun), on view until October 25. After a long migration, the Aztecs settled the Central High Plateau region of Mexico and established their capital at Tenochtitlán in 1325. Their civilization endured for some 200 years, collapsing in 1521, when the legendary city was destroyed by Hernán Cortés. The exhibition is comprehensive in its approach and explores subjects such as everyday life, agriculture, war, architecture, religion, human sacrifi ce, the worship of the gods and the sun, the calendar, and the well-known codices. Through a selection of 275 objects on loan from Mexican museums, the show’s overview of Aztec culture showcases some of the major artworks that comprise its patrimony. Prominent among these are two monumental terracotta sculptures from the Templo Mayor; a well-known vase that represents the rain god Tláloc; a rare wooden mask inlaid with turquoise, shell, and mother-of-pearl; and many other not-to-be-missed masterpieces. ABOVE: Three faces. Aztec, Mexico. University Museum of Science and Art, UNAM. © National Council for Culture and the Arts, INAH. RIGHT: Mosaic mask. Aztec, Mexico. Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH. FAR RIGHT: Mask suggesting the god of death Mictlantecuhtli. Aztec, Mexico. Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH. © National Council for Culture and the Arts, INAH.
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