in 1963, collier proposed the idea of a temporary exhibits hall to the director of the field museum. completed in 1964, he developed five major exhibits there from 1966 to 1975. the first, "mayan art: rubbings from stone carvings", involved the first use at the field museum of a projector with a synchronized tape lecture. the "festival of american indian art" exhibit was organized in cooperation with the american indian center in chicago and focused on traditional as well as contemporary native american art. the exhibit also included artists and craftspeople working in the museum in addition to performances by musicians and dancers. "fiesta mexicana" also included craftspeople, musicians, and dancers. the exhibit focused on colonial and contemporary folk art and included a lecture and film series. the "cuna art and life" exhibit about the cuna people of panama included loaned materials from three museums, two art galleries, and six private collections.