The Museum of the History of the Costume will carry out the exhibition “Entramar la Nación. Typical costumes of ethnic minorities in China ", shows that can be seen from 6 of August.

This exhibition - which was recently inaugurated virtually through the Zoom platform- has the participation of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and the support of the Center for Studies of Argentina-China (CEACh).

Under the curatorship of Ignacio Villagrán, The exhibition proposes a tour of the costumes of some of the 56 ethnic minorities that are part of the People's Republic of China. In this way, the exhibition explores the links between clothing, cultural identity and historical conformation of a plural state through its clothing and through its materialities, technologies and representations.

Those who wish to visit it, They can do it in person from Friday to Sunday during the hours of 13 a 19 hours and only making a prior reservation at https://compartir.cultura.gob.ar.

The various axes not only focus on clothing and textiles but also account for geographical contexts, demographics and politics of the aforementioned ethnic groups. The exhibition begins with an introduction to the history of China and its typical clothing, and then enter the silk roads through trade, travel through the towns of the steppe and south-west and delve into religious diversity through Buddhism and Islam.

"Entramar the Nation. Traditional costumes of the ethnic minorities of China ”can also be visited virtually in the official museum site, portal that has a variety of resources in Spanish and its corresponding version in Chinese.