Overview
- He is in Oviedo to accept the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord on behalf of Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Antropología.
- He said Mexico and Spain’s histories “merge, confuse and enrich” one another, describing the museum as a space for reflection and encounter.
- He condemned the Louvre theft, urging it be treated as a carefully perpetrated criminal act and saying cultural heritage is well protected.
- He recalled the museum’s 1985 heist, when more than 100 objects were stolen on December 24, many later recovered.
- He cited 3.7 million visitors last year and expects to surpass 4 million in 2025 with renovations and youth-focused exhibitions, while declining to take a position on calls for an official apology over the conquest.