The Secretary of Culture Claudia Curiel de Icaza announced this morning a series of events that are part of the Mundial Social initiative, which seeks to welcome national and international tourists with a cultural agenda to accompany the World Cup matches. With an investment of 400 million pesos, the budget was used to restore, improve, and create activities in archaeological zones and museums throughout the country. “We are not working solely for foreign tourism, but for ourselves as Mexicans; we do it with a vocation for the preservation, research, and dissemination of our artistic and archaeological heritage,” said Icaza at a press conference on May 25, when announcing the artistic and cultural program.
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This is the largest popular art market in Latin America, at the Los Pinos Cultural Complex, from this Thursday to Sunday, June 7, from 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
World Cup Museum Nights
There will be two museum nights at 17 sites. On June 10 and 17, artistic and cultural activities will take place in various venues of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBAL) and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
World Garden
The World Garden program will have space for dance, theater, music, and performing arts proposals. 41 activities are expected to take place in June and July, such as the INBAL jazz cycle on June 18 at 7:00 PM, the presentation of Los Chileneros and the band La Mixanteña on June 20 at 12:00 PM, the presentation of Dance and mariachi by Amalia Hernández’s folkloric ballet on June 14 at 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM, to mention a few.
Archaeological Zones
In addition to the 30 archaeological knowledge routes, the 11 archaeological journeys cycle will take place in six entities, notably Cantona in Puebla, Xochicalco in Morelos, Guachimontones in Jalisco, and Boca de Potrerillos in Nuevo León. Two archaeological sunrise experiences will also take place in Xochicalco and Tula, and a sunset in Cuicuilco. Icaza mentioned 34 activities related to the ball game, three of which will be demonstrations of the game at the National Museum of the Viceroyalty, in the archaeological zone of Cuicuilco and Tlatelolco.
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Experiences
Tours of museums and archaeological zones will be conducted by circuits. North Zone, Central Zone, South Zone, Chapultepec, and Periphery.
Mexican Muralism
There will be three Mexican muralism routes. One that explores the origins of national art in spaces such as the Old College of San Ildefonso, the Living Museum of Muralism, or the Palace of Fine Arts Museum; another that remembers the people as a central part of the pictorial movement and visits the Diego Rivera Mural Museum, the Palace of Fine Arts Museum, and the Abelardo Rodríguez Market; and a final one to discover Siqueiros’ radical, experimental, and collective art with visits to the Siqueiros Public Art Room and the Siqueiros Cultural Polyforum.
Temporary Exhibitions
The museums and galleries that will have exhibitions on football are the History Gallery with its exhibition From Post to Post until June 30, Museo Casa Carranza with The Wall Also Plays, Goal Beats, A Field of Infinite Stories, the Templo Mayor Museum with The Ball Game Ritual in Tenochtitlan, the National Museum of History with Mexico Before the World: 1930, Year of the First Football World Championship.
Museums with extended hours until 7:00 PM from June 10 to 17
- Palace of Fine Arts
- National Art Museum (Munal)
- Museum of Modern Art
- Tamayo Museum
- Diego Rivera Mural Museum
- National Museum of Anthropology
- National Museum of History, in Chapultepec Castle
- Templo Mayor Museum and Archaeological Zone
Restored archaeological zones with improved accessibility, signage, and public service
Querétaro
- Las Ranas
- Toluquilla
Jalisco
- Teuchitlán
- Ixtépete
Estado de México
- El Conde
- Los Reyes La Paz
- Chimalhuacán
- Acozac
- Tenayuca I y II
- Santa Cecilia Acatitla
- Los Melones
- Huexotla
- Tetzcotzinco
- Malinalco
- Teotihuacan
Morelos
- Tepozteco
- Teopanzolco
- Chimalacatlán
- Las Pilas
- Olintepec
- Yautepec
- Coatetelco
- Xochicalco
- Chalcatzingo
Guerrero
- Piedra Labrada
Oaxaca
- Lambiyeco
- Monte Albán
- Dainzú
- Yangul
Tabasco
- Moral-Reforma
Veracruz
- Fuerte de San Juan de Ulúa
- El Tajín
Puebla
- Cantona
- Yohualichán
- Cholula
- Tehuacan el Viejo
Ciudad de México
- Cerro de la Estrella
- Tlatelolco
- Mixcoac
- Cuicuilco
Hidalgo
- Pahñú
- Xihuingo
- Huapalcalco
- Tula
Nuevo León
- Boca de Potrerillos
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