In conjunction with Cornell Reunion, join us for a special talk featuring Dr. Florencio Delgado, a leading scholar of Ecuadorian art and professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.

Fresh from his work consulting on the renovation of the Ancient Americas galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Dr. Delgado will share insights from his pioneering archeological fieldwork and discuss new approaches to museum practice.

The Johnson Museum’s important collection of ancient Ecuadorian art makes it well-placed to showcase how thoughtful scholarship and innovative museum practices can reshape our understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultural heritage, past and present. Hugo C. Ikehara-Tsukayama, the Harris Family Curator of the Arts of the Americas, will share his own exciting plans for reimagining displays of ancient American art at the Johnson.

Free and open to all, this event is cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.