El Paso Museum of History Opens New Exhibit
Vernacular Houses in Ciudad Juarez: Itinerant Images
Opening, Thursday, July 1, 2010; exhibit runs through September 30, 2010
FREE
The El Paso Museum of History is pleased to present a unique photographic exhibit entitled Vernacular Houses in Ciudad Juarez: Itinerant Images, opening on July 1, 2010. This display has been organized by Professor Teresa Estrada of the Architecture Institute of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez and is funded by a grant from the Chihuahuan Institute of Culture. This is a photographic record of the traditional architecture of Ciudad Juarez and refers to how people have built their houses ever since they occupied the oldest part of what once was El Paso del Norte.
The immense variety of forms and types of the vernacular construction with which humans have resolved the necessity for shelter is the result of diverse socio-cultural and physical factors and is the direct expression of a culture. It has been described as “architecture without pedigree, architecture without architects.”
For more information: Barbara Angus, 915-351-3588, angusbx@elpasotexas.gov
The El Paso Museum of History exists for the educational benefit of the community and visitors. It promotes the understanding and significance of the rich multicultural and multinational history of the border region known as the Pass of the North.