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MUSEUM news THE NEW MUSEE DE L’HOMME Paris—The Musée de l’Homme was founded in 1937 by Paul Rivet at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, where it succeeded 66 the former Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro. It immediately became world famous, both for its remarkable collection and for its program of scientifi c research. In the early 2000s, a signifi cant part of its collection was transferred to form the basis of the collection of the future Musée du Quai Branly, and the venerable institution closed its doors in 2009. After six years of renovation work, it will reopen on October 17 with a reinvented installation that nonetheless strives to remain faithful to the principles of its founders. Understanding man, his nature, and his evolution, as well as pondering his future, will be the museum’s fundamental focus. With holdings of more than 700,000 prehistoric objects, 30,000 anthropological specimens (including representations of the human body), and 6,000 objects that illustrate the interactions between human societies and nature, the new Musée de l’Homme will be an extension of Rivet’s original project— a museum/laboratory that under one roof houses both permanent and temporary exhibitions, educational activities involving more than 150 year-round researchers and their students, and a research library. The building itself has been completely renovated, and its impressive monumental architecture and beautiful views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine will once again be available for all to enjoy. Paris will be all the richer with the return of this emblematic institution, so rich in history and now turned toward the future. FAR LEFT: Examples of eye colors. © MNHN - Daniel Ponsard. LEFT TOP AND BOTTOM: Records of rock paintings from Tassili. © MNHN - Daniel Ponsard. BOTTOM LEFT: Hand axes. Somme Valley, France. © MNHN - Daniel Ponsard. BELOW: Plaster bust of Asénat Eleonora Elizabette, a 27-year-old Inuit woman. © MNHN - Daniel Ponsard. BELOW: Diego Rivera (1886–1957), El sacrifi cio y el autosacrifi cio humano ante el dios Tohil, 1931. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Museo Casa Diego Rivera. THE BOWERS MUSEUM Santa Ana—The sacred text of the Popol Vuh is the tale of the origins, traditions, and history of the Quiché-Maya people. Refl ecting his passionate interest in Pre-Columbian cultures, in 1931, the renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera produced a series of watercolors to illustrate this sacred book. Though they have been published together, these are now scattered in a variety of collections around the world. Popol Vuh: Diego Rivera and the Pre-Hispanic World at the Bowers Museum December 12, 2015–March 13, 2016, is the fi rst United States presentation of seventeen of these compelling watercolors from the collection of the Museo Casa Diego Rivera in Guanajuato, Mexico. These paintings not only breathe life into the powerful creation story of an ancient civilization but also provide insight into Rivera’s passionate and creative vision of the pre-Hispanic world.


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