HAVANA (AP).- Raidel Molina, a 21-year-old with just a hint of facial hair, gently files down a broken piece of an antique table that’s about five times his age. Next, he explains, he will glue a piece of wood to the spot and then patiently shape it t…
Great Mexica Monoliths Now Available in High Definition and in Detail on the Internet
MEXICO CITY.- INAH’s web page now offers details of 3 emblematic Mexica sculptures: Coyolxauhqui, Tlaltecuhtli and the Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol) can be admired on-line in an interactive site created by the National Institute of Anthropology and H…
Short Film Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Mural Painting Made by Diego Rivera
MEXICO CITY.- To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the mural painting created by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, the short film 200 Segundos. Una Vision de la Historia de Mexico (200 Seconds: a vision of Mexican history) was projected at the National Muse…
Totonaca Mural Paintings Restored: Salts that Blocked Visibility were Removed
MEXICO CITY.- After 3 years of restoration, the 30 meters long mural painting at El Tajin Archaeological Zone, in Veracruz, nearly 1000 years old, recovered their colors and iconography to be enjoyed by the general public. The mural paintings were cre…
Totonaca Mural Paintings Restored: Salts that Blocked Visibility were Removed
MEXICO CITY.- After 3 years of restoration, the 30 meters long mural painting at El Tajin Archaeological Zone, in Veracruz, nearly 1000 years old, recovered their colors and iconography to be enjoyed by the general public. The mural paintings were cre…
The Temple of Blooom: A Group Exhibition Opens at Cinders Gallery
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Temple of Blooom is an installation that combines paintings, drawings, collages, murals and sculpture to create our own type of a sonic-visual sanctuary as envisioned by each artist. Exploring places of worship, rituals, shrines, sac…
Colonial Painting Found in Palacio de Bellas Artes Restored
MEXICO CITY.- Specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) restored 40 square meters of a 17th century mural painting discovered in the subsoil of Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City, during reconditioning work conducted…
Mexican Archaeologists will Return to Egypt
MEXICO CITY.- After 5 years of uninterrupted archaeological, restoration and iconographic interpretation work, the Mexican delegation in charge of conservation at the Theban Tomb 39, in Egypt, will begin the 6th field season in September 2010. The goal…