Exhibitions will display embroidery techniques by asylum seekers, reflect on New Mexico’s first all-Black community, and more.
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Looted 16th-century Manuscripts Are Returned to Mexico’s National Archive
At least 10 stolen documents that had been illegally taken from Mexico’s National Archive were ultimately identified.
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Aerial Scanning Illuminates Some of the Unknown History of Ancient City of Teotihuacán
Using aerial scanning technology, researchers found that 65% of urban features today are aligned orthogonally with Teotihuacán.
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Mexico Demands a Stop to Auction of 74 Pre-Columbian Artifacts
The Mexican Secretary of Culture wrote to the Munich-based dealer in an attempt to stop the auction of 74 artifacts.
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In Response to Backlash, Mexico City Reverses Decision on Artist to Replace Columbus Statue
Many had protested Reyes’s appointment, calling for the project to involve Indigenous artists and incorporate their proposals.
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Criticism Grows Around Artist Chosen to Replace Mexico City’s Columbus Monument
“[We] find it inadmissible that Pedro Reyes, a male artist who does not identify as Indigenous, was selected to represent ‘the Indigenous woman,'” says the group.
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¡Adiós, Colón! Sculpture of Indigenous Woman Will Replace Mexico City’s Columbus
A new piece created by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes depicting an Olmec woman is slated to go up on October 12.
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The 500-Year-Old Ghost of a Conquistador Wanders Mexico
The documentary/fiction hybrid film 499 uses a fictional character to speak to real-life contemporary colonized people.
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A COVID-19 Mask That Kills the Virus? Scientists Say Yes
The technology is named “SakCu” — a combination of “Sak,” the word for silver in Mayan, and “Cu,” the chemical symbol for copper.
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Austria Should Repatriate the Mexica Headdress
The headdress in Austria is the only one of its kind and it’s not only a work of art, but a representation of the identity and landscape of Mexico that was stripped from the nation by colonial forces.
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In Tragic Jungle, the “Heart of Darkness” Fights Back
Yulene Olaizola’s film tries to subvert the tropes of colonialist art about the Central American wilderness.
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Activists Paint Names of Femicide Victims Outside of Mexico’s Presidential Palace
Ahead of a massive march for International Women’s Day, the palace was covered with names and messages like “Trans women are part of my struggle.”