Join us for an in-depth presentation on wall paintings by Franciscan friars in the American Southwest and the Yucatán Peninsula from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Created by two mission programs separated by thousands of miles and nearly a century, these murals were made to convert Indigenous communities to Catholicism. This talk will also address the works’ current states of deterioration and how these objects can be sensitively and ethically studied today.
About the presenter
Amara Solari is professor of art history and anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. She is currently the Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow (2024–2025) at the National Gallery’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
Sign language interpreters are available for this program. Please call 202.842.6905 or email [email protected] two weeks in advance for a request. Learn more about accessibility.