By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF An auction of 17 alleged pre-Columbian Mexican artifacts was cancelled just hours before it was slated to be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Sunday, Sept. 19. The auction, which had been organized by the internet sales site Casa Bertolami Fine Arts in Rome was halted
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Hyatt House Santa Fe, an extended-stay hotel linked through a overhead bridge to the ABC Medical Center’s Santa Fe, is marking its >fourth anniversary with a Huichol (or Wixárika) art exhibition. The exhibit, which will remain on display through Oct. 8, features 40 paintings and sculptures crafted by indigenous Huichol artists with beads
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The El Carmen Museum (Museo de El Carmen) in the south of Mexico City reopened to the public on Saturday, May 22, under strict covid-19 safety protocols. The museum is housed in an old Catholic monetary built by Fray Andrés de San Miguel, an illustrious leader of the Carmelite order and heir to the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing outreach program for foreign diplomats accredited in Mexico, Ambassador Mireya Téran organized a private tour of Mexico City’s Folk Art Museum (MAP) on Monday, May 17. The tour was offered in both Spanish and English to the wives of ambassadors and other foreign diplomats, and was conducted under strict covid-19 sanitation protocols.
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s National Museum of History and Chapultepec Castle will reopen to the public starting on Tuesday, May 11. In order to observe strict covid-19 protocols, a maximum capacity of 1,800 visitors will be allowed each day, according to a press release sent out by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Saturday,
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By KELIN DILLON Pulse News Mexico’s very own Oscar Manuel Rodríguez Ochoa, aka Luy, known for his whimsical Luy’s Lines cartoon series, has just been bestowed with the International Cartoonist of the Decade award by the United States World Press Agency, adding yet another award to his long list of accolades. “It’s an honor to not only be recognized nationally, but
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) will present “The Ninth Symphony: Contemporary Dance” this weekend at the Theater of the Arts in Mexico City. The dance is choreographed by Raúl Tamez, who was inspired by the music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and will be performed by 20 dancers from La Infinita Compañía. The performance
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BY RICH GRANT They say that no one buildings cities like Prague anymore, but that’s not quite true. Most of the gorgeous baroque, “Old Europe” city you see in the heart of Dresden, Germany, today is brand new, even though it appears to look centuries old. From medieval-looking back alleys to grand cathedrals, from an impressive baroque opera house to
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of a global yearlong commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the death the great Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci, Mexico City’s historic Palacio de la Autonomía is hosting an extraordinary interactive and immersive multimedia exhibit on the life and works of the Renaissance master. The exhibit, titled “Da Vinci Experience,” was created by the Italian
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … Internationally acclaimed Dutch DJ and recording artist Armin Van Buuren is working with Mexican street artist Soltero…
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