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Ornate 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has called it ”the most important archaeological finding of the last decade”
World Cup art initiatives go for goal in Mexico City
Ambitious cultural programme will accompany the 2026 Fifa World Cup tournament
Renowned Mexican art collection to be managed by Spanish bank
Banco Santander will take charge of 160 iconic works, including 18 by Frida Kahlo, from the Gelman Collection of 20th-century Mexican art
Celebrations at Mexico's Museo Experimental El Eco
The museum marks the 20th anniversary of its reopening with new commissions and Art Week performance
Guatemala’s Museo de Arte Colonial shut down by authorities
The court-ordered raid has resulted in the relocation of nearly 300 works of art, part of the nation’s premier colonial collection
Pioneering sculptor Geles Cabrera’s Mexico City retrospective marks centennial
The exhibition at the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes traces the 99-year-old Mexican artist’s unique and dynamic approach to the human figure and highlights her work as a cultural organiser
Florida coin hoard worth $1m resurfaces debate over treasure hunting
Recent discoveries have renewed archaeologists’ concerns that a shipwreck-salvage company has exclusive rights to artefacts aboard a sunken 1715 fleet
Beatriz González, indefatigable force in Colombian art, has died, aged 93
One of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century, she influenced the direction of post-war painting and helped shape Colombia’s museums as a curator, educator and mentor
The road to ‘Fridamania’: how Frida Kahlo became a global phenomenon
A new show will explore the Mexican artist's complex personality and her rise to fame over the past 50 years
France and Mexico trade loans of colonial codices, putting spotlight on calls for restitution
The historic exchange between libraries in Paris and Mexico City is tied to the 200th anniversary of bilateral relations between the countries
Mexico's Maya Train expansion raises alarm over ecological and archaeological harm
Authorities plan to extend the $28bn rail project and relocate Maya structures
Mexico City's giant Modernist mosaics face uncertain future
Public murals, sculptures and reliefs from the 1950s that adorned an earthquake-damaged building are now in storage
Guatemala’s Bienal de Arte Paiz nurtures connections across geography and history
In its largest edition yet, the biennial frames art as an “arboreal metaphor” for exchange, resistance and resilience
Art Toronto reflects Canadian art scene’s emphasis on Indigenous representation
Canada’s largest art fair spotlights a growing market for work by Indigenous artists while challenging stereotypes and expectations
Art Toronto gives Latin American artists pride of place with new curated section
Amid trade war between US and Canada, Toronto’s largest art fair strengthens ties with Latin America’s art scene
New Frida Kahlo museum, focused on the artist's youth and family life, opens in Mexico City
Museo Casa Kahlo is located a short walk from the popular Casa Azul museum in the Coyoacán neighbourhood, in a home long owned by members of the Kahlo family
Outrage over heritage listing of temple in Mexico tied to sex-abuse scandal
La Luz del Mundo’s flagship church in Guadalajara is a unique structure, but should architectural value (and politics) override ethical concerns?
Mexico City’s major art museums closed amid union dispute
The two-day closure earlier this month stemmed from a structural crisis in Mexico’s cultural sector
Mexico City’s Muac damaged during anti-gentrification protest
A rising movement calls for housing reform in Mexico’s largest and most expensive city, but vandalism by disruptive groups has weakened its cause
500km-long Indigenous pilgrimage route in Mexico joins Unesco World Heritage list
Mexico’s first inscription of a living Indigenous tradition highlights Wixárika cultural traditions following decades of advocacy
700 Years of Tenochtitlan (again): Mexico honours its pre-Hispanic capital
The Mexica city’s founding is celebrated with new commemorations, reinforcing a nationalist focus on Indigenous identity
Mexico City’s Museo Dolores Olmedo to reopen in 2026 amid controversy
Questions still linger about the future of the most significant collection of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
New book delves into submerged stories of an elusive Spanish galleon
The publication on a 17th-century shipwreck reveals transatlantic connections and the complexities of underwater archaeology
New Frida Kahlo museum to open in Mexico City
Museo Casa Kahlo, in the artist’s family home in Coyoacán, promises to reveal an intimate portrait of the global icon’s childhood
Mexico City’s oldest art gallery celebrates 90 years
Galería de Arte Mexicano became a nonagenarian with an anniversary show and a mariachi party on its Zona Maco stand
Nuevo museo traza la plural herencia muralista de México
El Museo Vivo del Muralismo se encuentra en la antigua sede de la Secretaría de Educación en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
New museum in Mexico’s capital chronicles the country’s rich mural heritage
Museo Vivo del Muralismo includes works by greats such as Diego Rivera in a building that is a Unesco World Heritage Site
Gabriel Orozco: ‘Trabajo a nivel internacional pero siempre manteniendo lazos con mi país’
Uno de los artistas contemporáneos más influyentes de México reflexiona sobre su legado con motivo de la extensa exposición de su trabajo en el Museo Jumex
Gabriel Orozco: ‘I work internationally while always maintaining ties with my country’
One of Mexico’s most influential contemporary artists, who is also at the helm of the transformation of a public park in Mexico City, discusses his life and work on the occasion of a showcase at Museo Jumex
Will Mexico’s push for repatriation continue with the country’s new government?
Under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in October was replaced by Claudia Sheinbaum, 14,000 artefacts were returned over a period of eight years





























