This major exhibition re-creates the dazzling sights, sounds and the pageantry of CARNIVAL celebrations around the world today. The exhibit transports viewers to eight rural and urban locations in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America, where CARNIVAL is among the most important occasions of the year.
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Museum of International Folk Art; Museum Hill, Santa Fe

New Mexico 
Department of Cultural Affairs

Carnival Today | Origin | Evolution | Carnival Around the World | Carnival Stories | Contact Us

Recife and Olinda, Brazil | Tlaxcala, Mexico | Venice, Italy | Laza, Spain
New Orleans, USA | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Basel, Switzerland | Oruro, Bolivia

This major exhibition re-creates the dazzling sights, sounds and the pageantry of CARNIVAL celebrations around the world today. The exhibit transports viewers to eight rural and urban locations in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America, where CARNIVAL is among the most important occasions of the year.