[NYTr] Hacana's Museum of Fine Arts Opens Exhibition of Mexican Works
 
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:08:41 -0500 (CDT)

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National Museum of Fine Arts Opens Exhibition of Mexican Works

Havana, Sept 12 (acn) The exhibition 'Homage to Mexico: Muralists in 
the Collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts' was inaugurated 
on Wednesday afternoon at this arts institution in the Cuban capital.

The exhibition is part of the activities being carried out by the 
museum to celebrate the centennial of Frida Kahlo and the 50th 
anniversary of the death of Diego Rivera.

The exhibition includes 22 pieces by Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera 
and Jose David Alfaro Siqueiros, using techniques such as engraving, 
drawing and oil painting.

'Homage to Mexico...' will be on display until September 26 and it will 
also be part of an international colloquium that begins today under the 
auspices of the Havana-based Casa de las Americas cultural institution.

The mural collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts includes 
valuable pieces donated by Cuban artists, the Mexican Embassy in Cuba 
and by the authors themselves.
 
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