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"Ritual Beauty: Art of the Ancient Americas, The I. Michael Kasser Collection" features approximately 170 extraordinary objects of pre-Columbian origin, including ancient vessels, effigy jars, textiles and adornments, clay figures, stone sculptures and implements fashioned from copper, silver and gold – all offering a window on the aesthetic worlds of Mesoamerica and the Andean region prior to European contact. Curated by Joanne Stuhr, this exhibition aims to provide a better understanding of the aesthetic, social, political and religious life of the pre-Columbian world in which these exceptional objects were created, as well as an occasion to study, appreciate and enjoy the artistic achievements of these rich cultures through their material past.

"Ritual Beauty: Art of the Ancient Americas" was made possible through the generous support of I. Michael and Beth Kasser. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog that documents and contributes new scholarship on the objects in the I. Michael Kasser Collection from eminent experts in the field: Peter Furst, Margaret Young Sánchez and Marta Turok.