Mutis au naturel: Science and Art in the
New Kingdom of Granada
Original Title
Mutis al natural. Ciencia y Arte en el Nuevo Reino de Granada
Role
Scientific collaborator
Venue
Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, April - May 2009
Centro Cultural de la Universidad de Valencia (Nov. 2009 – Feb. 2010)
Organized by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales (SECC), Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior (SEACEX) and the National Museum of Colombia, this large multimedia exhibition presents a chronological journey through the life and achievements, both scientific and cultural, of José Celestino Mutis (1732-1808), a distinguished physician and botanist from Cadiz, known for his research of the natural world of the New Kingdom of Granada, present day Colombia.
Exhibition Catalogue:
AMAYA José Antonio; PUIG-SAMPER Miguel Ángel (eds.), Mutis al natural: ciencia y arte en el nuevo reino de Granada. Museo Nacional de Colombia, December 2008, March 2009. Madrid: Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior de España; Bogotá: Museo Nacional de Colombia, 2009.
Flyer:
(carpeta: Mutis.dipitico)
Press release:
http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/ficheros/documentos/pdf/noticias/dossier_prensa_mutis.pdf
Fotos: (créditos)
Exhibition in Madrid
Exhibition in Valencia
(Aurelio: elemento decorativo en la carpeta Mutis: Invitacion.200x296)