Calendrics, Arts, and Educational Services

                "The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness of the woods,                                     the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung over it....."

These words, written by John Lloyd Stephens as he described the awe he felt in                      gazing upon the ruins of the ancient city of Copan in 1839, still reach across time and entreat us to explore, to adventure, and to speculate. It was the beginning of a new era of discovery and since that time an astonishing amount of progress has been made in unravelling the long-hidden secrets of the  world of the ancient Maya. Adventurers, archaeologists, epigraphers, historians, visionaries, and many others have felt the call of the ageless wisdom locked inside the magnificent hieroglyphic depictions that can be found in stone, on ceramics, and on the pages of ancient codices. As the journey of  discovery continues many questions arise: Who were the ancient Maya? Who are the  present day Maya - and what knowledge has been passed down to them? What do the hieroglyphic inscriptions tell us? Who is interpreting the inscriptions, and on what  criteria? What meanings can be found to help us in this present age? 

MAYAWORKS provides an avenue for helping people to explore these type of questions. It is our mission to go beyond "newly created" mythologies and "fads" and tap into more authentic forms of inquiry and wisdom. Our educational programs bring into focus many aspects of the discoveries that have been made during the past few decades, with emphasis on discoveries associated with calendrical systems and the meanings of hieroglyphic symbol systems associated with them. Our art works are designed to foster reflection and contemplation of deeper meanings associated with these ancient ideas.

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