MND_CULTURE
Made in Mexico: Inventing Navidad
Natividad, or Christmas, has changed remarkably in Mexico through the centuries, from the reframing of Indigenous festivals by Franciscan friars during the Spanish Conquest to the more secular and globalized celebrations of today.
Iztapalapa’s Passion Play of Christ gains UNESCO heritage status
Iztapalapa's annual Passion Play began when the Mexico City borough vowed to organize a religious procession in gratitude for surviving a cholera epidemic in 1843, eventually evolving into a major cultural event.
Bad Bunny’s sold out tour is bringing big bucks to Mexico...
The Puerto Rican superstar is coming to the capital this month as part of his “I Should Have Taken More Photos" World Tour.
The historical bridges beneath Guadalajara
One of Guadalajara's historic bridges has been covered in grafitti, but another has been rehabilitated by INAH and given a second life as a tourist attraction.
Pingüino: How one art collective turned Mexican folk art into interior design magic
Arising from Mexico's magical realist tradition, these artisan-made treasures have become the height of stylist interior fashion.
MND’s co-owner’s art exhibition, ‘A Pilgrimage Across Cultures’ opens in San Miguel de Allende
Artist and MND co-owner Tamanna Bembenek shares her journey of slowing down, healing and rediscovering creativity through art in her new exhibit in San Miguel de Allende.
MND Tutor | Amaranto
Learn about a Mexican superfood that's been into space, as MND Tutor takes a look at one of the best stories of the past week.
Between Columbus and Cortés — How Spain encountered Mexico
Hernán Cortés wasn't the first Spanish leader of an expedition to Mexico. Two previous ones had already set sail from Havana in the early years of the 16th century, after Columbus' voyages had introduced the Spanish to the Americas.
How a Soviet genius cracked the uncrackable Maya code
How could a Russian who had never even visited Mexico become the first person since the ancient Maya to underderstand their written language? It all started with a few Mayan codices stolen by the Nazis.
Here’s how to find Mexico City’s most beautiful and historic Art Deco buildings (and why you should)
Evidence of Mexico City's flirtation with the Art Deco movement can still be found hiding in plain sight in a single neighborhood. Andrea Fischer shows you where.
Does alien-crazed Tampico, home of the Martian Fest, have a UFO museum in its future?
With enthusiasm so strong that credible evidence is beside the point, the growing UFO craze is turning into a tourism bonanza, especially in the Gulf of Mexico port of Tampico.
Made in Mexico: Cooperativa Pascual y Boing!
Boxing! is a brand that evokes childhood nostalgia and resonates with generations of Mexicans, and its manufacturer Pascual is a model of cooperatism. Due to new laws, however, both face an uncertain future.
Mexico’s master weavers get year-round spotlight on Google Arts & Culture
“Tejidos de México” — hosted on Google Arts & Culture as part of the broader Crafted in Mexico initiative — brings together 32 short photo-and-video stories about textile artisans from six states.
Mexico’s last Surrealist: Inside the fantastical world of the legendary Pedro Friedeberg
After escaping European fascism as a child, Friedeberg learned art in a Mexico still dominated by the realist legacy of muralism—a legacy he ultimately rejected.
MND Tutor | Colores
Learn about colors, culture and Spanish, as MND Tutor takes a look at one of the best stories of the past week.
How Guadalajara became a global city
The Manila Galleon Trade was the first trade route to connect Asia and the Americas. It brought wondrous new things to Mexico and along the way turned Guadalajara into a global city.
