Opening of the exhibition 'Las manos que hacían la loza'
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📍 The Agáldar Museum will host on September 3, at 12:00 p.m., the opening of the exhibition “The Hands that Made the Pottery”, a show by multidisciplinary artist Iván Quintana. The exhibition brings together a collection of traditional pottery pieces from Gran Canaria, offering a journey through the production of the island’s four main pottery centers: La Atalaya de Santa Brígida, Lugarejos, Tunte, and Hoya de Pineda, in Gáldar. 🗣 Through this exhibition, Iván Quintana highlights one of the most unique craft expressions in the history and popular culture of Gran Canaria. The exhibition allows visitors to discover the variety of pieces made by the women potters and their close connection with the everyday life of the people living in the mid-altitude areas and the highlands of the island. “It is a collection of traditional pottery pieces from Gran Canaria, featuring the typology of the island’s four pottery centers,” the artist explains. 👉 For more information, visit galdar.es
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