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Museum Of International Folk Art Hosts ‘#Mask: Creative Responses To Global Pandemic’, Waives Admission Today - 6:49 am
Bill Mendoza (Oglala Lakota/Sicangu Lakota), dentalium and quilled mask, 2020, quillwork, dentalium, braintanned leather. Courtesy/MOIFA
Pilar Agoyo (Ohkay Owingeh/Cochiti/Kewa Pueblos), Bread is Life, 2020, blue bird cotton flour sack, swarovski crystals, rayon and grosgrain ribbons. Courtesy/MOIFA
MOIFA News:
If you want to be one of the first people to view a new exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA), here is your chance to see it for free!
“#Mask: Creative Responses to the Global Pandemic” will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, May 30, and MOIFA is waiving admission fees.
May 28—From their historic emergence as protective devices during the spread of the bubonic plague in the 14th century to today, face masks served as vehicles for creative expression, for conveying political stances, and for making fashion statements. Over the past year, face coverings became a staple of daily attire, used primarily to protect oneself and others from the spread of COVID-19. .