Mexico - Finestre sull'Arte

At the Capitoline Museums a retrospective devoted to Diego Rivera and 20th-century Mexican art

From June 9 to Dec. 13, 2026 at the Capitoline Museums - Villa Caffarelli in Rome the exhibition Diego Rivera and the Construction of Modern Art in Mexico in the 20th Century is open to the public, a retrospective dedicated to the famous Mexican pain...
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Mexico, Teotihuacan tombs found with dozens of burials and grave goods

A series of burial contexts dating from the Teotihuacan era was discovered in Tula de Allende, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, during activities of the Project for ArchaeologicalRecovery related to the construction of the Mexico City-Queréta...
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Mexico, new monumental Maya site discovered with 80 buildings

TheNational Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), an entity of the Secretariat of Culture of the Government of Mexico, has registered a new Mayan-era archaeological site in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, in the state of Quintana ...
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Mexico, shooting by Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Moon: tourist dead, 13 injured

An armed attack inside the archaeological site of Teotihuacán, among Mexico's major tourist hubs, left two people dead and at least 13 wounded. The incident, as reported by the El País news outlet, occurred on Monday, April 20 in the ar...
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Mexico, new cave paintings from prehistory to 1521 AD discovered during work on Mexico-Querétaro train

In the course of the archaeological preservation activities related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger train, promoted by the Secretaría de Cultura of the Government of Mexico through theNational Institute of Ant...
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Mexico, Toltec altar discovered with human remains near Tula archaeological site

A ritual altar with human remains and offerings was discovered near the archaeological zone of Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, during archaeological salvage work related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail li...
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For the first time, Portugal returns three illegally taken archaeological artifacts to Mexico

For the first time, Portugal has returned to Mexico archaeological goods illegally removed from its territory. The handover took place on Feb. 12, 2026 at the headquarters of the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon, where Portuguese authorities formally transf...
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Seventh-century tomb discovered in Mexico: for the country, it is the most important find of the last decade

The government of Mexico announced on Jan. 23, 2026, the discovery of a Zapotec (population of south-central Mexico) tomb dating back to 600 A.D., considered, for the country itself, the most significant archaeological find of the last decade. This ...
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