Matos urges allocating resources to the Anthropology Museum
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Yanireth Israde
Mexico City (June 4, 2025) - 6:30 p.m.
Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma urged authorities to allocate the necessary resources so that both the National Museum of Anthropology and other museums can fulfill their functions. Credit: Óscar Mireles / REFORMA Archive
The MNA was created in 1940 after the transfer of part of the collection of the then National Museum of Archaeology, History, and Ethnography to Chapultepec Castle. Credit: FB/MNA.
The National Museum of Anthropology, whose collections include 250,000 pieces from all over Mexico, began its archaeological collection in the late 18th century. Credit: FB/MNA.
Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma celebrated the awarding of the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord to the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) and expressed hope that this recognition will foster greater attention to the country's heritage.
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