Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

About the Exhibition

PART I – November 10 through March 31

Ancient, Islamic, Medieval, Golden Age Spain, Colonial and 19^th century Latin America, including works by El Greco, Velázquez, and Zubarán

PART II – December 22 through March 31

Goya through the 1920s in Spain

Watch: Mayor Keller Discusses the Visions of the Hispanic World Exhibit

The exhibition "Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library" includes over 200 of the most exceptional works spanning over 3,000 years from the collections of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City. A significant number of these works have not been exhibited outside of the Hispanic Society, and some have never before been exhibited. The exhibition opened at Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.

“'Visions of the Hispanic World' tells a rich story of cultures settling in Spain and bringing the best and most innovative elements of their heritage to the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies,” says Albuquerque Museum’s Director Andrew Connors. “Although a relatively poor state, New Mexico is culturally rich in diversity and historic heritage. This exhibit allows New Mexicans to celebrate world cultures through exceptional artistic masterpieces of a nation linked through history to many who live here. Works of art from prehistory into the Modern era demonstrate the wealth of knowledge we can gain from new communities willing to contribute their best to a new land.”

Curated by Mitchell A. Codding, Executive Director at the Hispanic Society. "Visions of the Hispanic World" highlights works from Spain and Latin America drawn from the Hispanic Society’s renowned Museum and Library collections, including archaeological works from the Iberian Peninsula; arts of Islamic Spain; paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and manuscripts from Medieval, Golden Age, and 18^th-century Spain; Latin American colonial and 19^th-century paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and manuscripts; and Spanish paintings of the 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

Visions of the Hispanic World North Gallery Guide

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Visions of the Hispanic World West Gallery Guide

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Visions of the Hispanic World in the News

• VIDEO — Visiting the Albuquerque Museum’s blockbuster exhibition, “Visions of the Hispanic World,” master santero Charlie Carrillo shares centuries of cultural connections — NMPBS ¡COLORES!
• VIDEO — More than Goya's Muse: The Duchess of Alba, a lecture by Dr. Marcus Burke — CABQ GOV-TV
• AUDIO — Fresh from the Prado: Visions of the Hispanic World – New Mexico People Places and Ideas interview with Stephen Spitz
• ‘Visions of Hispanic World’ a must-see ABQ experience – Albuquerque Journal
• Iberian cornucopia: "Visions of the Hispanic World" – Santa Fe New Mexican
• Exhibit highlighting Hispanic culture comes to Albuquerque Museum – KRQE
• Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library – Guild Magazine
• Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library – SPAIN arts & culture

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