Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.; Program begins at 6:30 p.m.
From the University of Miami Libraries: Drawing on materials from the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation, “Roots of the Americas” explores the enduring significance of crops native to the Americas, including corn, tobacco, cacao, and a variety of medicinal flora. The exhibition highlights the deep relationships Indigenous communities developed with these crops and the ways botanical knowledge and agricultural practices shaped societies across the hemisphere long before the arrival of Europeans. These plants held spiritual, cultural, and economic meaning, and they played a central role in sustaining community life.
Opening Remarks:
Charles Eckman
Dean and University Librarian, University Libraries
Reflections on the Exhibition:
Daniel Arbino
Jay I. Kislak Chair and Curator, University Libraries
For questions please contact the University Libraries at library.events@miami.edu. Find the most up-to-date events calendar posted on their Library Events page.
Photo credit: Detail of “Gente del Maíz,” 2023, Courtesy of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation; Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries.
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