Franz Mayer Pays Homage to Cervantes on International Book Day
International Book Day marks the 407th anniversary of the death of Cervantes
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Special World Press Photo Exhibit Shows Female Resilience
Of the photos in the exhibit, the story of Ieisha Evans peacefully protesting the death of Alton Sterling, shot at point-blank range by police officers in Louisiana, on July 5, 2016, is one of the most powerful
Read moreFranz Mayer Museum Presents Exotic Orchid Exhibit
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Franz Mayer Museum in downtown Mexico City will host an exhibit of more than 200 flowering wild orchids from Mexico and other countries, as well as a selection of artificially created hybrids, from Wednesday, May 4, through Sunday, May 8. The museum, which has traditionally served as the venue for the annual sale and
Read moreFranz Mayer Museum Present Chinese Treasures Exhibit
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF On Thursday, March 17, Mexico City’s Franz Mayer Museum opened a new exhibit of Chinese porcelain and decorative art that focuses on the creative trends of that country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The exhibition, composed of 189 works from the museum’s own collection and from pieces on loan from four private collections,
Read moreFranz Mayer Museum Opens New Exhibition Hall
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Franz Meyer Museum, in downtown Mexico City, on Monday, Feb. 28, opened a entirely new permanent exhibit hall with a collection of medieval through contemporary engravings and paintings. The exhibition hall currently contains 56 original works by outstanding international and Mexican artists, including Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Juan Correa, José de Ribera
Read moreFranz Mayer Museum Opens Exhibit of Spanish Conquest
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City’s Franz Mayer Museum opened an exhibit on Wednesday, Sept. 29, of works portraying the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The 82-piece collection, titled “Relatos Artísticos de la Conquista” (“Artist Tales of the Conquest”), presents different perspectives and artistic interpretations on the fall of the Mexica (Aztec) civilization of Tenochtitlán from the 16th, 17th
Read moreClock Design Exhibit Opens at Franz Mayer Museum
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of a broader commemoration of 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Mexico, the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City is sponsoring a 26-piece exhibit of watch and clock designs at the Franz Mayer Museum. The exhibit, titled “Design around the Clock,” presents pieces of watchmaking made between 2015 and 2020.
Read moreWorld Press Photo Exhibit to Open at Franz Mayer Museum
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The most important and influential global press photographs of the last year will soon be on display at Mexico City’s Franz Mayer Museum. The 139-picutre collection of World Press Photos 2020 Press Photo 2020 will open at the museum on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Since 1955, the World Press Photo Contest has recognized professional photographers for the best pictures
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