3.18.2011

3/19/11 Global Weekends: Latin American Arts Festival @ American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm

American Museum of Natural History

Halls of Mexico, Central, and South America, second floor
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-5100
Cost: Free with Museum admission (which is pay-what-you-wish)
For all ages

This family-friendly event will highlight creative art forms practiced in various Latin American cultures. Vibrant music and dance performances, interactive workshops, and multi-media art displays will introduce audiences to this region’s unique cultural heritage. Highlights included Aztec Dancers, Mariachi and Andean music presentations, poetry, storytelling, instrument-making workshops, and a chance to meet contemporary artists in the Museum’s cultural halls.

This program is co-presented with Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders / Cultura Mexicana Sin Fronteras; Media Noche/PR Dream; Latinos NYC; La Diva Latina Magazine; and ABYAYALA Arte y Cultura.


Support for Global Weekends is made possible, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Tolan Family, and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.


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