ConnectArte: Power, Politics and Primordial Landscapes in Aztec Solar-Year Rituals

Join us for a reception and discussion of the Aztec religion and rituals that took place in the capital city of Tenochtitlan (modern-day Mexico City). In this talk, Catherine DiCesare, Associate Professor of Art History at Colorado State University, Fort Collins will examine how and why sixteenth-century Aztec rituals evoked the mythical exploits of gods and ancient kings. In collaboration with the Amigos de las Artes Americanas.

Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 6:30pm.

In the sixteenth century, the Aztecs of central Mexico celebrated myriad rituals tied to the solar calendar, such as the New Fire ceremony, which celebrated the dawn of a new era. Sponsored by the emperor Moctezuma II, among the most interesting aspects of these rituals are the ways in which they recreated sacred and mythical landscapes.

Admission is $10 for non-members

Free to members of Museo or Amigos de las Artes Americanas

Image credit: Aztec Fire Ceremony, 16th century Codex Borbonicus, Wikimedia Commons