Tag: Museums
Ball players locked out as Museum of Light construction begins
100-million-peso attraction will rise at northern tip of La Plancha.
Mundo Maya museum plans for big rebound
Work began after the fall election, when new state appointees deemed the huge complex a white elephant, lacking revenue-making programs.
New museum in Centro celebrates Yucatan’s culinary customs
In Merida's historical center, a new museum demonstrates the ancient ways of the Yucatan kitchen.
A replica of a small Mayan village is open to...
Shakeup coming to sleepy Mundo Maya museum
Lacking an abundance of programming, visitors and revenue, Gran Museo del Mundo Maya is getting ready for a big shakeup.
Frida Kahlo exhibit, revealing personal effects instead of art, breaks records...
The exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up" is breaking records in London.
Jewish film fest returns with a mix of history, drama and...
A selection of films with Jewish themes or settings will be screened at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya as part of the XV International Festival of Jewish Cinema in Mexico.
‘Ko’olel’ brings together 8 centuries of women’s transformation
In time for International Women's Day this Thursday, the Palacio Cantón Museum will inaugurate an sweeping exhibit, explaining eight centuries of progress, told from a female perspective.
Themed tours to begin at Museo Mundo Maya
Tours at the city's most grand museum will be focused into various themes for a week.
Chicxulub Crater Museum expected to be completed by July
The Chicxulub Crater Museum, which is about 60 percent done, will be completed in July, a state agency announced.
Aztec exhibit at Cantón begs comparison with ancient Mayans
Palacio Cantón's "Mexicas, Elegidos del Sol" presents through more than 100 Aztec relics, drawing comparisons to Mayan culture.
Music Palace construction almost done, but opening delayed
El Palacio de la Música's won't really be complete until all its equipment is delivered and installed by March, but entertainment and educational programs are already being announced.
Special tours: Museo Montes Molina shines at night
La Noche de Museo is a special night that allow visitors to see the Paseo de Montejo's famous Montes Molina House Museum in a different light. That is, moonlight.
Palacio Cantón visitors increase sixfold since restorations began
Since restoration work at the Palacio Cantón began three years ago, attendance is up. Way up.
Third stage of repairs begins at Palacio Cantón
During the months of April and May, INAH will continue conservation work at Palacio Cantón.
Ghost hunter finds something strange at Mundo Maya museum
A ghostly figure appears in a tourist's snapshot taken at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya.
Music Palace will be singing by year’s end — report
Believe it or not, the construction site behind the Church of the Third Order will be a gleaming, modern Palace of Music by the end of the year.
World-class Mexican Museum rises in San Francisco
The Mexican Museum, which opened in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1975, is being dedicated tomorrow as a world-class museum to showcase the largest collection of Mexican and Latino art in the United States.
Reboot of sacred-art gallery begins in Conkal
The Archdiocese of Yucatán shares its collection of sacred art today once again with a museum kickoff in Conkal.
Rain delays? Not at the Music Palace
Despite all the recent rain, the Music Palace — El Palacio de la Música — is quickly taking shape.
Frida Kahlo museum coming to Playa del Carmen
A museum dedicated to the work and life of Frida Kahlo will open in the first quarter of 2017 in Playa del Carmen. It will be only the second museum in the world with a focus on Frida.
Mundo Maya museum to be open at night
Hoteliers and other entrepreneurs in the tourism industry met yesterday at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya to preview nighttime programs that begin Friday, July 1.
Gran Museo Maya running at a deep deficit
Since opening in 2012, The Gran Museo del Mundo Maya in Merida has been a triumph in many ways, none of them having to do with finances.
Modern Music Palace coming to Centro
The sounds of traditional Yucatecan and Mexican folk music will be celebrated in the Palacio de la Música, which was formally unveiled Friday.
Noted: A modern pavilion at Montes Molina
Hailed by architecture critics, a modern colonnade's 36 slender minimalist columns contrasts strikingly with the neoclassical beauty of the La Quinta Montes Molina Pavilion.
