Mexico
Undisturbed ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle
Minanbé, an intact site in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, sheds new light on the Maya Lowlands
Pre-Hispanic archaeological discovery in western Mexico features ‘unprecedented’ characteristics
Unique decorative and architectural elements may point to a previously unknown group in present-day Veracruz
At Mexico City’s Laboratorio Arte Alameda, restoration shapes artistic practice
A site-specific project emerges from the conservation of the museum’s 16th-century building
Green tuff, the stone that shaped Oaxaca’s historic centre, receives international heritage designation
Recognition by the International Union of Geological Sciences highlights how stone can reveal and preserve a city's material history
New textile museum in Mexico City celebrates Indigenous artistry
The new Museo de Arte Textil de los Pueblos Indígenas y Afromexicanos frames textiles as living heritage and explores ethical collaboration
Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts
The objects, a stone mask and an intricate ceramic figure, are scheduled to be auctioned Thursday morning in New York
Mexico City museum with world's richest collection of Kahlo and Rivera works reopens after years of controversy
The Museo Dolores Olmedo is welcoming visitors again after a six-year-long closure during which plans were floated to relocate its prized collection
Museums across North America hope to score with World Cup programmes
Institutions in host nations Mexico, Canada and the US are capitalising on the Fifa tournament
Chichén Itzá reopens after dispute with vendors that led to 13-day closure
A battle over new visitor facilities highlights tensions between tourism development and local livelihoods
Guatemala stakes claim to stone lintel by ‘the Michelangelo of the pre-Columbian era’ that was repatriated to Mexico
The artefact is a rare surviving work created by the artist Mayuy more than 1,000 years ago
19th-century European weapons found in cenote in Mexico
More than 150 guns and an iron cannon were recently documented at the Síis Já cenote in Yucatán
Mass shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site leaves one dead, 13 injured
A Canadian woman was killed in an attack from atop the Pyramid of the Moon allegedly linked to the “Columbine effect”
Diego Rivera’s grandson donates more than 150,000 objects to Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli
The eclectic collection spans hundreds of years and includes ceramics, textiles and photographs, as well as documents from Rivera and Kahlo’s personal archives
Petroglyphs and cave paintings, some more than 4,000 years old, discovered in Mexico
The works, which span prehistory to the time of contact with Spanish colonisers, were identified in Hidalgo state during construction of a passenger train line
New Bienal de Yucatán to spotlight Mexican region’s growing art scene
The biennial will launch in November, anchored by Mérida’s rich community of artists, galleries and alternative spaces
1,000-year-old Toltec altar with four human skulls found in Mexico
Archaeologists discovered the site during salvage operations for the new Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail line
Mexico’s art community calls for greater transparency in management of treasured collection
More than 300 Mexican cultural professionals are calling for clarity surrounding the Gelman Santander Collection, a trove of works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, María Izquierdo and others
Mexico’s culture ministry urges eBay to halt sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts
The Florida-based seller claims the listed objects were purchased legally, adding: “I suggest you research the laws”
500-year-old Aztec ritual offering uncovered in Mexico City
Six volcanic-stone boxes found at Templo Mayor reveal a ceremony linked to Moctezuma I’s imperial expansion
Pedro Friedeberg, key figure in Mexican art renowned for hand-shaped chair, has died at age 90
Beyond his famous chair design, Friedeberg created a singular world of ornament, architecture, and irony
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”
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
Mexico City exhibition explores dynamic exchange between Americas and Southeast Asia
An exhibition marking 50 years of relations with Singapore is organised around the Philippines-Mexico galleon trade system
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
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
Vast pre-Maya earthwork in Mexico is a map of the cosmos, archaeological analysis suggests
The 3,000-year-old ceremonial complex of Aguada Fénix in Tabasco was designed as a monumental “cosmogram”, according to new research
During Guadalajara Art Week, exhibitions and fairs raise city’s profile
The fourth edition of the citywide art event included fairs, pop-up exhibitions and more, attracting new levels of institutional attention
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