Expect to see the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra (OSY) perform free programs featuring Mexican composers at the Parque la Plancha amphitheater. This contrasts with previous programs at the regal Peón Contreras theater, with box-office sales, box seats, and music featuring Brahms and Mozart. State officials affirmed “unwavering support” for the orchestra. This commitment follows a period…
Since its start last April, the remodeling of Mérida’s iconic Plaza Grande has raised eyebrows. One of the most surprising aspects of this project was how little it was publicized beforehand. From the air, the changes to the Plaza Grande seem relatively negligible. The main difference is the loss of several mature trees. Former Gov….
After years of boarded-up doors and neglect, Mérida’s Ateneo is set to get the TLC it deserves.
Yucatán’s contemporary art museum, the MACAY, closed its doors on July 28, 2021.
Yucatán’s contemporary art museum, MACAY, announced that it will close its doors today. The closure, which has been described by the MACAY’s director as symbolic, may however soon be real. The decision to stage the museum’s closure comes after Yucatán’s state government failed to meet its own deadline for making funds available to the museum. …
The MACAY is in imminent danger of closing for good, its management warns. The southeast’s only contemporary art museum has suffered a series of budget cuts since 2016, and the pandemic has only pushed them further toward the edge, said its director, Rafael Pérez y Pérez. Restrictions under health contingencies have been reflected in the…
In the darkest moments of his life, Pedro found a series of characters in his dreams.
On the 31st anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Fernando García Ponce, after whom Mérida’s Macay Museum was named.
The Macay museum in Mérida has joined peers in Mexico City in using art to communicate the plight of the vaquita marina.
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