Mexico | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mexico/RSS feed for MexicoenThu, 28 May 2026 19:26:51 +0000No Mere Muse, This Influential Surrealist Artist and Feminist Gets Her Due in a New Biopic and Art Exhibitionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leonora-carrington-is-no-mere-muse-this-influential-surrealist-artist-and-feminist-gets-her-due-in-a-new-biopic-and-art-exhibitions-180988844/Leonora Carrington's life and work are celebrated with the new film "Leonora in the Morning Light." Meanwhile, an exhibition at the Freud Museum showcases for the first time artwork she created inside a psychiatric hospitalThu, 28 May 2026 19:26:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leonora-carrington-is-no-mere-muse-this-influential-surrealist-artist-and-feminist-gets-her-due-in-a-new-biopic-and-art-exhibitions-180988844/New, Rare Dove Hatchlings Are a 'Source of Hope' for the Extinct-in-the-Wild Birds and a Step Forward in the Ambitious Project to Save Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-rare-dove-hatchlings-are-a-source-of-hope-for-the-extinct-in-the-wild-birds-and-a-step-forward-in-the-ambitious-project-to-save-them-180988730/The Socorro dove has not been recorded in the wild since 1972, but that could change within only a few years, conservationists say, thanks to a long-term reintroduction effortFri, 15 May 2026 15:07:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-rare-dove-hatchlings-are-a-source-of-hope-for-the-extinct-in-the-wild-birds-and-a-step-forward-in-the-ambitious-project-to-save-them-180988730/Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Sing Themselves to Death in an Opera at the Met Inspired by Greek Mythology and Mexican Magical Realismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-sing-themselves-to-death-in-an-opera-at-the-met-inspired-by-greek-mythology-and-mexican-magical-realism-180988742/A new production of the all-Spanish opera "El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego" takes the stage in New York City this week, while a partner exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art explores the art behind the operaThu, 14 May 2026 20:23:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-sing-themselves-to-death-in-an-opera-at-the-met-inspired-by-greek-mythology-and-mexican-magical-realism-180988742/A Couple From Mexico Became Soft Taco Pioneers in Los Angeles 50 Years Ago. Now, Their Restaurant Is a Landmarkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-couple-from-mexico-became-soft-taco-pioneers-in-los-angeles-50-years-ago-now-their-restaurant-is-a-landmark-180988602/Raúl and Lupe Martinez opened King Taco and served up soft corn tortillas like they remembered from home. The rest is—now officially—history, thanks to a vote from the Los Angeles City CouncilThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:26:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-couple-from-mexico-became-soft-taco-pioneers-in-los-angeles-50-years-ago-now-their-restaurant-is-a-landmark-180988602/In Times of Trouble, the Maya Rejected Divine Kingship. This Newly Discovered Public Building Reveals How the Transition to Shared Power Unfoldedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-times-trouble-maya-rejected-divine-kingship-newly-discovered-public-building-reveals-how-the-transition-to-shared-power-unfolded-180988567/Archaeologists in northern Guatemala unearthed a colonnaded open hall that may have served as a council house, where local leaders and everyday people met to discuss political issuesMon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-times-trouble-maya-rejected-divine-kingship-newly-discovered-public-building-reveals-how-the-transition-to-shared-power-unfolded-180988567/This Millennium-Old Sacrificial Altar in Mexico Belonged to a Civilization That Thrived Before the Aztecshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-millennium-old-sacrificial-altar-in-mexico-belonged-to-a-civilization-that-thrived-before-the-aztecs-180988539/Surrounded by human skulls, the artifact was uncovered at the site of the Toltec people's capital in central Mexico ahead of construction of a new railway projectTue, 14 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-millennium-old-sacrificial-altar-in-mexico-belonged-to-a-civilization-that-thrived-before-the-aztecs-180988539/Can Frida Kahlo Leave Mexico? Plans to Relocate a Trove of Paintings by the Famous Artist Spark a Heated Debatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-frida-kahlo-leave-mexico-plans-to-relocate-a-trove-of-paintings-by-the-famous-artist-spark-heated-debate-180988506/Nearly 400 cultural heritage professionals signed an open letter protesting plans to move a collection featuring artworks by the renowned Mexican painter out of her home countryWed, 08 Apr 2026 16:11:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-frida-kahlo-leave-mexico-plans-to-relocate-a-trove-of-paintings-by-the-famous-artist-spark-heated-debate-180988506/