Mérida’s Plaza Grande facelift: Old shade trees out, modern benches in
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Mérida’s Plaza Grande facelift: Old shade trees out, modern benches in

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….

The MACAY, Yucatán’s only museum of its kind, says goodbye

The MACAY, Yucatán’s only museum of its kind, says goodbye

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. …

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MACAY will close for good without funding, says leader

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…

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