Mexico
Future of one of Mexico’s most important collections uncertain as parent company put up for sale
La Colección Banamex, which numbers more than 6,000 works including pieces by Frida Kahlo and Clemente Orozco, belongs to a bank that Citigroup is offloading
A Banksy-themed nightclub in Mexico brings the street artist’s oeuvre to the dance floor
From the walls to employees’ wardrobes, the Banksy Social Club is filled with re-creations of many of the artist’s most iconic works
Sofía Táboas takes the temperature of the Jumex collection
The artist guest curated a collection exhibition at Museo Jumex dealing with nature and man-made environments, and explores related themes in a concurrent show of her own works
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
Thousands of ancient burial sites and cultural artefacts discovered along new Mexican rail line
Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report
Mexican special crime unit to hunt down illegally trafficked artworks
Police unit dedicated to repatriation of looted art and antiquities to be founded, Mexico president says
Mexico recovers stolen 16th-century manuscripts
The historic works were taken from the National Archives over the years in what its new director calls a “wholesale pillaging”
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
Mexico City galleries come together for homegrown Zonamaco Art Week
Despite postponing the traditional art fair, organisers found a way to hold shows and create a sense of occasion
At home with the Surrealists: Leonora Carrington's Mexico City house and studio to open to the public
University-led project prepares artist's home of 65 years and its 8,000 objects for guided tours starting later this year
US returns over 500 smuggled pre-Hispanic-era artefacts to Mexican officials
Tools and other objects were discovered in a national park in southwest Texas, triggering an inquiry
Ernesto Mallard, resolute leader of Mexican Op-Art, has died, aged 89
After causing a sensation early in his career in the 1960s, the sculptor and visual artist retreated from the gallery scene, and was only recently re-acknowledged
Vicente Rojo, Renaissance man of 20th-century Mexican culture, has died, aged 89
The painter, sculpture and graphic designer helped define the Modern style for a generation
Fire destroys the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Purépecha Plateau’ in Mexico
Art historian who knew the building best says the Indigenous community who worshipped in the unique 16th-century church should decide what will replace it
Mexico's culture crisis: pandemic leads to budget cuts that leave many workers unpaid while vanity projects receive millions
The ministry of culture has lost 75% of its funding, threatening the long-term survival of the country’s publicly funded museums and heritage sites
Oaxaca museum in Mexico is locked in standoff with private foundation
Director spends night inside as the institution’s funders fail to pay salaries
Undeterred by claims of inauthenticity, Christie's Pre-Columbian sale will go ahead tomorrow
"Christie’s has not been provided with any evidence that would challenge the lawfulness of this sale," a representative says
Decoded Maya hieroglyphs reveal the name of powerful woman ruler: ‘Lady Yopaat’
After ten years of research, the city of Cobá is revealing its secrets to archaeologists
Spanish dealer claims to find long-lost Frida Kahlo painting
Missing for six decades, La Mesa Herida (The Wounded Table) may be in a London warehouse, but experts say the work is likely a fake
Manuel Felguérez, Mexican abstract master, has died, aged 91
The artist broke with tradition in the post-war years and was an early pioneer of film and digital art,
Critics demand explanation after quiet departures of Museo Jumex’s curator and director
Faults including a lack of transparency and a capricious programme have been cited following a change in management at the private museum
'Stolen' ancient sculpture returned to Nigeria is 'the kind of fake you could buy on eBay', African art expert says
Countries' rush to restitute objects is part of the problem, says Belgian lawyer
President Trump blows up Native American grave site for his border wall
“Sacrilegious” act on Unesco-recognised site in Arizona which contains remains of Indigenous peoples
Francisco Toledo, renowned Mexican artist and activist, has died, aged 79
Known for powerful imagery rooted in his native Oaxaca, he was also a cultural benefactor
Anti-Trump seesaw by architect duo unites children on US-Mexico border
“Actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side,” say project founders
New cultural centre opens at Tlatelolco Square, Mexico City
And third Mexican collector loans his art to university
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism
Votive paintings smuggled out of Mexico return to public view at Los Pinos presidential palace
The former government residence turned museum will host its first art exhibition
Art that breathes: Mexican murals aim to clean the air
The public art works are painted using Airlite which purifies polluted air in a process similar to photosynthesis
Ai Weiwei creates Lego portraits of missing Mexican students
The installation investigating their disappearance is part of the artist’s show at MUAC