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Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions
May 10, 2025–May 10, 2026
Golden Gallery
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Whistle Figurine of a Seated Dwarf,
Mexico, A.D. 600–800, Earthenware, 7 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.78
Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions
offers a focused view of Maya art and its continued resonance today. Drawing from SAMA’s holdings of art from the ancient Americas – including works recently acquired from the collection of John M. and Kathi Oppenheimer – the exhibition highlights objects from Mesoamerica that illuminate how blue was utilized and conceived in ancient Maya visual culture. These works are placed in vibrant dialogue with contemporary works that speak to Maya blue’s continued significance today, underscoring the continued place of ancient Mesoamerican art and ideas in thinking through issues of our time.
Exhibition Gallery
Whistle Figurine of a Seated Dwarf,
Mexico, A.D. 600–800, Earthenware, 7 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.78
Head of a Priest,
Mexico, ca. A.D. 600–900, Jade, h. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); w. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family, 2002.24.4
Rattle in the Form of a Female Figure,
Mexico, A.D. 600–900, Earthenware, 8 × 3 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (20.3 × 9.8 × 6.4 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.90
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Now on View
Canvas to Clay: Georgia O’Keeffe & Maria Martinez to Mata Ortiz & Tonalá
On View February 28
New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
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Families
Adults
Events
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April 28
Lecture: From Ancient Capital to Terrorist Target—Recovering and Stabilizing the Past in Iraq with the Nimrud Rescue Project with Brian Michael Lione
May 1
Bricks & Beer: A Preservation Month Tour
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Please note: the Museum will be closed on Friday, April 24th and will close early at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25th.
Open Today: 10AM — 5PM
En Español
On View Now
Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions
May 10, 2025–May 10, 2026
Golden Gallery
Visiting SAMA
Whistle Figurine of a Seated Dwarf,
Mexico, A.D. 600–800, Earthenware, 7 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.78
Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions
offers a focused view of Maya art and its continued resonance today. Drawing from SAMA’s holdings of art from the ancient Americas – including works recently acquired from the collection of John M. and Kathi Oppenheimer – the exhibition highlights objects from Mesoamerica that illuminate how blue was utilized and conceived in ancient Maya visual culture. These works are placed in vibrant dialogue with contemporary works that speak to Maya blue’s continued significance today, underscoring the continued place of ancient Mesoamerican art and ideas in thinking through issues of our time.
Exhibition Gallery
Whistle Figurine of a Seated Dwarf,
Mexico, A.D. 600–800, Earthenware, 7 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.78
Head of a Priest,
Mexico, ca. A.D. 600–900, Jade, h. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); w. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family, 2002.24.4
Rattle in the Form of a Female Figure,
Mexico, A.D. 600–900, Earthenware, 8 × 3 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (20.3 × 9.8 × 6.4 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer, 2023.7.90
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