RICHMOND, VA.- On view in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University of Richmond Museums, and the International Gallery, Carole Weinstein International Center, through December 9, 2011, is the exhibition Achachis y Bordados: Storytelling Embroideries from Chijnaya, Peru. The exhibition features a selection of traditional embroideries, called “achachis” made by the artisans of Chijnaya, Peru, that tell stories of their culture and daily life. The large narrative panoramic tapestries, embroidered in bright colored wool on hand-woven wool cloth, depict village life with the figures placed in three“pachas,” or spheres of the universe. The lyric landscapes show the realm of the gods, the wild, and the human world woven into each tapestry. The smaller tapestries highlight different activities and festivities, from everyday scenes to festival dancing. Included in the exhibition are photograph