“Bordados De Memoria”: Embroidering Memories For Peace Exhibition

Take a glimpse into the plight of El Salvadorian female refugees and their children through this exhibition of photographs and embroidered textiles. View embroidered works by women in El Salvador seeking to stitch themselves back together after their country was torn apart by civil war from 1980-1989 forcing them to flee to Honduras as refugees. The exhibition will consist of twelve colorful panels, illustrated photographs, and historical maps of the process. Additionally, embroidered colorful handkerchiefs by women made in the Honduran refugee camps will be on display.

The items will be on display in the reading room of the School of Theology Library. During the opening event on November 12th (6-8pm), a representative from El Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI), the Museum of the Word and the Image, of San Salvador, El Salvador will share the story of these courageous women and their families.