tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1891983594445767369.post-36031889502092902822008-03-16T11:16:00.001-05:002008-03-16T11:19:17.549-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Lb1EsuKYyvg/R91IXAx9w2I/AAAAAAAAALs/lNhdvX5K9O4/s1600-h/sc000e7cd8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Lb1EsuKYyvg/R91IXAx9w2I/AAAAAAAAALs/lNhdvX5K9O4/s200/sc000e7cd8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178374706729698146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dear Friends,<br /><br />It is with great pleasure, pride, and excitement that I announce the opening of "Botánica: A Pharmacy for the Soul"<br /><br />This is an invitation to attend the opening reception on March 21, 2008 from 5:30-7:30pm. I would be honored to host you at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures for some Puerto Rican food and drumming by Sancocho!<br /><br />As many of you know, I have been working diligently on this exhibition for the past year and a half. Each item in the exhibit was collected, cataloged and then prepared for exhibition with the help of my grandmother, Jerusalén Morales-Diaz. Please come celebrate the opening of this exhibition with us!<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________________<br />In Botánica: A Pharmacy for the Soul, curator Selina Morales has recreated a botánica based on the one her Puerto Rican grandmother owned from 1985-1991. Using memory, stories from her family, and recent ethnographic fieldwork in botánicas in New York and New Jersey, she offers you the feeling of a botánica, the stories from her family’s botánica, and the particular experience of her grandmother, Jerusalen Morales-Díaz. Collectively, the objects in this exhibit tell a meaningful story of family, community, individuality, creativity, and faith.Selinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08997253225195203017noreply@blogger.com