Repatriation, Rematriation, and Museums: Perspectives from Mexico and the Americas
| Dates: | 4 November 2025 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 19:00 |
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| What is it: | Workshop |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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This session brings together three guest speakers from Mexico and the Americas who will present perspectives on museums, cultural heritage, and the processes of repatriation and rematriation between Mexico and the UK. The session will also explore collaborative educational initiatives in Puebla and Tehuacán, with particular attention to the role of students in shaping approaches to cultural memory. This workshop takes place ahead of the 8 November re-display of the Indigenous codex Amoxtli Tezcatlipoca (Codex Fejérváry-Mayer), which is held at the World Museum Liverpool.
Speakers:
Dr Greta de León (Executive Director, The Americas Research Network)
Dr Manuel A. Melgarejo Pérez (Director, Museo Regional de Puebla, INAH)
Dr Guillermo López Varela (Lecturer, Escuela Normal Superior de Tehuacán)
Chair: José Sherwood González (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Venue: Samuel Alexander Building A202 - it can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166
Time: 17:00
The event, co-organised by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, will be partly in Spanish.
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A202
Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
