STATE VISIT TO THE UNITED MEXICAN STATE - Visit to the Bolom Museum in San Cristóbal in Chiapas
Women from the community selling colourful Mayan textiles.
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:00 Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall GG2009-0589-010
Meeting a few artisans in San Cristobal de la Casas (Mexico, 2009)
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:00 Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall GG2009-0589-001
The founders of the museum left behind a collection of photographs, archaeological pieces, crafts and regional Mayan objects.
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:00 Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall GG2009-0589-020
Their Excellencies also attended a presentation on Mayan textiles given by an anthropologist who specializes in Chiapas highland textiles.
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:00 Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall GG2009-0589-021
Their Excellencies visited the Na Bolom Museum, which was founded by famed Danish anthropologist and philanthropist Frans Blom and his wife Gertrude Blom.
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:00 Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall GG2009-0589-017