Overview
- The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) reported the recovery of 3,716 items in the first year and nine months of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, a total announced Friday.
- Most returns came from the United States, with INAH reporting 3,369 objects repatriated from U.S. collections and holders.
- Officials say recoveries resulted from a mix of diplomatic negotiations, cooperation with foreign governments, judicial processes and voluntary handovers under the #MiPatrimonioNoSeVende campaign.
- High‑value items named by INAH include a Mixtec turquoise‑mosaic skull from the Netherlands, a Maya panel from Yaxchilán and a Mexica basalt sculpture from New York, and an 18th‑century Franciscan manual seized in Argentina.
- INAH reopened the Museo de la Grandeza Teotihuacana after a renovation to display largely unseen pieces and officials said they will keep pursuing further recoveries and returning objects to their communities and public collections.