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The Colours of the Earth. Modern Textile Art in Mexico

22 October 2025 to 6 April 2026

The exhibition, part of the WMW Contemporary format, is a visual and sensory tribute to the colourful textile heritage of indigenous communities in Mexico. It shows how ancient dyeing and weaving traditions are being revived and reinterpreted in a contemporary context.

 

 

Information

Kontakt
Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Lamprecht (Leitung)
T +43 1 525 24 4021

Mag. Sarah Aistleitner
T +43 1 525 24 4025

Tanja Stigler
T +43 1 525 24 4019

presse@khm.at

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Press release
Press Text "The Colours of the Earth" (pdf, 744 KB)

Modern Textile Art in Mexiko

Press photos
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María Santiago weaving a ceremonial huipil with feathered threads. Zinacantán, Chiapas, 2019.
Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Carlos Barrera Reyes Carlos is leading a natural dye workshop for the Llana Huaricnn collective in San Andrés Chicahuaxtla, Oaxaca, 2019. Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Martha Julia Méndez Hernández weaves a ceremonial huipil while Rachel Barber documents the process. Magdalenas, Aldama, Chiapas, 2022. Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Ulises Tapia Merino creating the embroidery for the ceremonial Virgin Mary huipil. Santa María Huazolotitlán, Oaxaca, 2019.
Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Dyeing cotton with caracoles púrpuras/purple snail (Plicopurpura pansa), 2021. Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Cotton dyed with indigo (detail).
Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Fidencia Pérez Hernández weaving a motif symbolizing the universe on the lichen-dyed loom.
Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Rosa Díaz Pérez weaving a ceremonial Guadalupe huipil. Peña Blanca, San Andrés Larráinzar, Chiapas, 2023. Photo: Carlos Barrera Reyes

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien,
Foto: Daniel Sostaric

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