Events

Past Event

Ancient Materials, New Connections

April 1, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Casa Hispanica (Room 201), Columbia University, 612 West 116th Street, New York

Event Description 

A roundtable with the Metropolitan Museum of Art curators who have imagined and realized the reinstallation of the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries, focusing on some guiding concepts and key artifacts.

Event Speakers

  • Laura Filloy Nadal, Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Alessandra Russo, Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at Columbia University
  • Pamela Smith, Seth Low Professor of History and Founding Director of the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University
  • Moderated by Nínive Vargas de la Peña, graduate student in Latin American and Iberian Cultures at Columbia University

Event Information

Open to Columbia University ID holders only; no registration required. Contact [email protected] with any questions. 

Hosted by the Center for Science and Society, the Hispanic Institute, and the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University.