Monday, Nov. 23rd 5:30-7:00 pm McKenzie Hall, 229

5:30-6:00- Presentation of Dr. Siller two books: The Cultural Heritage and Historical Monuments of the State of Morelos, (two publications)
First study on the cultural heritage of the state of Morelos, studies of more than five thousand historic buildings from the sixteenth to the twentieth century in 33 municipalities of the state of Morelos were made. The books were presented at the International Book Fair of Palacio de Mineria de la UNAM. Autonomous University of Mexico City, the first volume in 2014 and the second volume in 2015.

6:00-7:00- Monasteries of the XVI century on the slopes of Popocatepetl volcano, in the states of Morelos and Puebla, Mexico.
Declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (1995-2015). The route of the monasteries in the sixteenth century and its 14 monumental was declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 1994 by UNESCO. It includes eleven sites of Morelos State and three sites of Puebla State. This archaeological project is the route from the sixteenth century sources along 240 kilometers for 10 days walking tour, identifying the original routes, which still function as ways of pilgrimage to Chalma from the east of the Puebla and Morelos states. The route has remained in operation and use for over five hundred years.

JUAN ANTONIO SILLER was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, México. He received his architecture degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), an Archaeology degree from the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH), and has a Master’s degree in Museology from the Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía ENCRYM INAH. He is a member of the board of the International Council of Museums ICOM and of the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In addition, he serves as editor of the Mesoamerican Journal of Architecture and is a member of the Prehispanic Architecture Seminar in the Architecture Faculty of the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM).