Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler events calendar
The full programme of events to accompany the exhibition Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler.
| Friday 25 September | 13.15 | Moctezuma II: Mexica ruler | Lunchtime lecture | |
| Tuesday 29 September | 13.15 | Object and image in prehispanic and colonial Mexico | Gallery talk | |
| Thursday 1 October | 13.00 | Moors and Christians | Lunchtime documentary | |
| 18.30 | Aztec imperial art before the Spanish invasion | Evening lecture | £ | |
| Saturday 3 October | 10.00–17.00 | Stone carving | Workshop | £ |
| 13.15 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Lunchtime talk | S | |
| Thursday 8 October | 18.30 | Moctezuma and the rites of world renewal | Evening lecture | £ |
| Friday 9 October | 13.15 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | |
| 18.30 | Erendira Ikikunari | Film | £ | |
| Tuesday 13 October | 13.15 | The arts before and after Moctezuma | Gallery talk | |
| Thursday 15 October | 13.15 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | |
| Friday 16 October | 13.30 | The conquest seen from different eyes | Lunchtime reading | |
| 18.30 | Music at the Royal Courts of Mexico and Spain | Performance | £ | |
| Friday 23 October | 18.30 | Amores Perros | Film | £ |
| Saturday 24 October | 15.00 & 16.30 | Aztec music and dance | Performance | |
| 13.15 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Lunchtime talk | ||
| Monday 26 October | 11.00–16.00 | Mexico: past and present | Family event | |
| Tuesday 27 October | 11.00–16.00 | Mexico: past and present | Family event | |
| Wednesday 28 October | 11.00–16.00 | Mexico: past and present | Family event | |
| 13.15 | Objeto e imagen: México prehispánico y colonial | Gallery talk | ||
| Thursday 29 October | 11.00–16.00 | Mexico: past and present | Family event | |
| 18.00 | Moctezuma's predecessors – in search of Mexica kings | Evening lecture | £ | |
| Friday 30 October | 11.00–16.00 | Mexico: past and present | Family event | |
| 13.15 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | ||
| 18.30 | Day of the Dead double bill | Films | £ | |
| Saturday 31 October | 13.15 | Cortes and Moctezuma: a continuing enigma | Lunchtime lecture | |
| Sunday 1 November | 11.00–17.00 | Day of the Dead | Special event | |
| Thursday 5 November | 13.30 | Unknown Tribes of Mexico | Lunchtime documentary | |
| 18.30 | Mexican food evening | Evening debate | £ | |
| Thursday 12 November | 15.30–17.00 18.30–20.00 |
Discover the art of the pictogram | Talk | £ |
| Friday 13 November | 13.30 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Talk | S |
| 18.30 | Y Tu Mama Tambien | Evening film | £ | |
| Saturday 14 November | 13.15 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | |
| Wednesday 18 November | 19.00 | British Museum/Guardian public forum | Evening debate | £ |
| Thursday 19 November | 13.15 | Commerce, trade and exploration in Aztec times | Gallery talk | |
| Saturday 21 November | 10.00–17.00 | Moctezuma’s feast | Study session | £ |
| Thursday 26 November | 13.30 | Mexican film double bill | Lunchtime documentary | |
| Friday 27 November | 13.30 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Talk | |
| 18.30 | In the Pit | Evening film | £ | |
| 18.30 | Aztec poetry and music | Performance | £ | |
| Saturday 28 November | 13.00–14.00 | Introduction to Mexican cookery | Demonstration | £ |
| 13.15 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | ||
| Friday 4 December | 13.30 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Talk | |
| 18.30 | Duck Season | Evening film | £ | |
| Saturday 5 December | 11.00–17.00 | Textile workshop | Workshop | £ |
| Thursday 10 December | 13.15 | Reyes y nobles del México antiguo (in Spanish) | Gallery talk | |
| Friday 11 December | Turquoise, Henry Christy and museum collections: an interdisciplinary conference |
Conference | £ | |
| 13.30 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | ||
| Saturday 12 December | Turquoise, Henry Christy and museum collections: an interdisciplinary conference |
Conference | £ | |
| Sunday 13 December | Turquoise, Henry Christy and museum collections: an interdisciplinary conference |
Conference | £ | |
| Monday 21 December | 11.00–13.00 14.00–16.00 |
Animate an Aztec codex | Family activity | |
| Tuesday 22 December | 11.00–13.00 14.00–16.00 | Animate an Aztec codex | Family activity | |
| Monday 28 December | 11.00–13.00 14.00–16.00 | Animate an Aztec codex | Family activity | |
| Tuesday 29 December | 11.00–13.00 14.00–16.00 | Animate an Aztec codex | Family activity | |
| Wednesday 30 December | 11.00–13.00 14.00–16.00 | Animate an Aztec codex | Family activity | |
| Thursday 7 January | 13.15 | The search for Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent deity |
Lunchtime lecture | |
| Thursday 14 January | 10.00–12.30 | Moctezuma handling session for visually impaired people | Access session | |
| 11.00–16.00 | Tree of life sculpture demonstration | Demonstration | ||
| 18.30 | The future of cities: hazards and environmental change |
Evening lecture | £ | |
| Friday 15 January 2010 | 11.00–17.00 | Mexican sculpture | Workshop | £ |
| 13.30 | British Museum documentary: Moctezuma | Lunchtime documentary | ||
| 18.30 | Alquimia: music performance | Performance | £ | |
| Saturday 16 January 2010 | 11.00–17.00 | Mexican sculpture | Workshop | £ |
| 13.15 | Curator's introduction to Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler | Talk | ||
| Sunday 17 January | 11.00–16.00 | Tree of life sculpture demonstration | Demonstration | |
| Tuesday 19 January | 13.15 | Object and image: pre-Hispanic and colonial Mexico |
Gallery talk | |
| Thursday 21 January | 18.30 | The Spanish conquest and its aftermath |
Evening lecture | £ |
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£ event with charge
