Fowler Talks: Across Borders, Across Time
IN PERSON
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Peru, the Fowler Museum, in collaboration with the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Waystation Initiative, CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, Andean Laboratory at UCLA, and the Consulate General of Peru in Los Angeles, will host a public program spanning the afternoon and evening. The event will feature Carlos Wester La Torre and remarks by Christopher Donnan, director emeritus of the Fowler Museum and Cotsen Institute at UCLA; Silvia Forni, Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum; and Stella Nair, professor of art history and director of the Andean Laboratory at UCLA.
This presentation and conversation will explore the historical and contemporary dimensions of U.S.–Peru relations through UCLA’s scholarly and fieldwork collaborations on the north coast of Peru. The discussion will reflect on the past, present, and future of archaeological research and cultural exchange between the two countries.
The program will be conducted in English and Spanish with live translation. A light reception in the Fowler Courtyard will follow.
Carlos Wester La Torre is a Peruvian archaeologist and director of the Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brüning in Lambayeque, Peru, where he has led research, conservation, exhibitions, publications, and public engagement for over three decades. He holds degrees in social sciences and archaeology, including a magister in Andean archaeology; and has extensive field experience in northern Peruvian archaeology, particularly at the Chotuna-Chornancap archaeological complex, where his work has contributed to the discovery and interpretation of elite and ceremonial contexts, including the burial of the “Priestess of Chornancap.” Wester’s scholarship bridges scientific excavation, cultural heritage management, and the dissemination of ancient Andean history.
This program is co-presented by Fowler Museum, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Waystation Initiative, CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, Andean Laboratory, Andean Working Group, Indigenous Material and Visual Culture Working Group, Center for 17th- & 18th- Century Studies at UCLA, and the Consulate General of Peru in Los Angeles.
Graphics designed by Grace Bui-Luu
