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Mexico’s Anthropology Museum Director in Oviedo for Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, Decries Louvre Theft

He reports attendance has rebounded with a target of more than 4 million visitors this year.

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.