Guatemala
Guatemalanews
Italian art critic Eugenio Viola to curate 2025 Bienal de Arte Paiz
The largest contemporary art exhibition in Central America returns to Guatemala with a performance-art specialist at its helm
Guatemalanews
Burned Maya royals' remains discovered in Guatemalan temple-pyramid
The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century
Biennials & festivalspreview
Guatemala’s Paiz Art Biennial considers language's power and limitations in addressing violence
The largest contemporary art exhibition in Central America features more than 130 works at venues in Guatemala City and Antigua
Groups in Guatemala demand return of Maya throne sent to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Guatemalan law prohibits the export of such artefacts for exhibition, local culture organisations say
Restitutionnews
Looted Guatemalan and Mexican artefacts—stashed in a German farmhouse cellar—are returned
The 13 Mayan objects were handed back in a ceremony in Berlin today
Maya stone monuments to be installed in the Met’s Great Hall
The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders