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Family Sunday—Alpaca Adventures
Family Sunday activities focus on a new, family-friendly theme each time. This week, explore Aymara Weavings: The Indigenous Andes in collaboration with Hispanic Festival, Inc., and S&S Farm Exotic Petting Zoo.
Learn about Aymara textile traditions and their deep connections to land and community. Try on sample weavings, talk with artist Aymara Duran-Calla about Indigenous knowledge, and experience a Pachamama (Mother Earth) altar as an example of how these textiles are used in cultural practice. An artist’s display, Threads of Reciprocity: Offerings to Pachamama, highlights the living traditions of Aymara textiles and the principle of reciprocity with the Earth. Meet a live llama and alpaca from S&S Farm Exotic Petting Zoo, and discover the differences between their fleece, which is used to create traditional clothing and textiles.
Inka, Llama Figurine 1476–1534; gold; 2 1/2 x 2 x 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of J. Lionberger David 166:1954
Family Sunday schedule
1–4 pm, Create Lab
Enjoy hands-on art activities in the Create Lab, an interactive textile station, a Pachamama (Mother Earth) altar, and displays highlighting Aymara weaving traditions.
1–4 pm, Animal Meet and Greet
Meet and greet a live llama and alpaca from S&S Farm Exotic Petting Zoo.
1:30–2 pm, Tour
Join us for a tour of related artwork found in the Saint Louis Art Museum collection. Space is limited, and sign-up is required. Sign-up begins at 1 pm in Sculpture Hall. The Family Tour leaves at 1:30 pm from the welcome desk.
2:30–3 pm, Performance
Enjoy a lively performance featuring Bolivian and South American music and dance.
