US EditionMexico Battles to Reclaim Cultural Heritage From French Auction
Mexico claims 40 artifacts are protected under law since 1827 and seeks repatriation through legal and diplomatic channels to prevent illicit export.
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Mexico demands Paris auction house halt sale of pre-Colombian artifacts
MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 - Mexico's government said on Thursday it has launched legal action to compel Millon, an auction house in the French capital, to halt this week's planned sale of 40 pre-Colombian artifacts Mexico considers its cultural heritage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A new battle for the country’s heritage has opened this week. The government has announced its rejection of this Friday’s auction in Paris in which, it says, 40 archaeological pieces belonging to Mexico have been identified. Through a statement, the Culture Secretariat has shown its opposition to the bid entitled “Les Empires de Lumière” (The Empires of Light) organized by the French auction house Casa Millon, in which “pieces that form part of …
Tijuana, January 26.- The Government of Mexico yesterday declared its “resounding disapproval and rejection” of the auction entitled Les Empires de Lumière, organized by the French firm Casa Millon for this February 27, because it puts on sale 40 pieces of the cultural heritage of our country from where it came out for an “illegal extraction.” Through a document signed by Claudia Curiel, head of the Federal Secretariat of Culture, a call was mad…
The head of the Federal Culture Secretariat, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, reported that the Government of Mexico demands to suspend the face-to-face auction “Les Empires de Lumière”, to be held on February 27 in the city of Paris, France, by the Millon House, as 40 archaeological pieces owned by the Mexican people were identified. Curiel de Icaza shared through social networks that the Culture Secretariat sent a letter to Casa Millon, expressing rej…
The Secretary of Culture, Claudia Curiel, released a statement in which the Mexican government demanded that France cancel an auction of pre-Columbian art scheduled for the next few hours in Paris, which includes 40 archaeological pieces of the country. INAH discovers that there are 40 archaeological pieces owned by Mexico The Millon auction house has scheduled for this Friday, February 27, a face-to-face sale of pre-Columbian art entitled "Les …
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