NM ‘curandero’ exhibit set to open this week

Published April 29, 2013 9:02am ET



ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is slated to open an exhibit on the magical art of curanderismo (coo-RAN-deh-DEES-moh), or the practice of traditional Mexican folk healing.

The museum this week is launching its “Southwest Herbalism & Curanderismo” exhibit with internationally-known curandera, Tonita Gonzales.

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