Overview

• Inaugurated in 1964 in Chapultepec forest, the museum’s iconic building was designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Rafael Mijares and Jorge Campuzano.
• A jury led by Adrián Barbón selected the institution for its six decades of scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work under director Antonio Saborit.
• Its 22 halls spanning over 45,000 square meters house major artifacts including the Piedra del Sol, Coatlicue, Piedra de Tízoc, Olmec heads, Teotihuacan sculptures and Xochicalco stelae.
• The museum also preserves extensive ethnographic collections that document the daily life of contemporary indigenous communities.
• Previous honors for its cultural heritage work include the Premio Nacional de Antropología, Premio INAH, Premio Crónica and the Medalla de la Asociación Española de Amigos de la Arqueología.