US Edition
Mexico’s Art Community Calls for Greater Transparency in Management of Treasured Collection
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.7 Articles
7 Articles
The Secretary of Culture clarified the controversy surrounding the Gelman Collection: it will return to Mexico in 2028 and will undergo a restoration process. Regeneración, 31st of […] The entry "Gelman Collection is an artistic monument, it was not sold: Curiel" was first published on RegeneraciónMX.
The Banco Santander Foundation clarified that it did not acquire the Gelman Collection, which belongs to the Zambrano family. The current agreement only empowers the institution for the management, care and temporary display of the acquis, guaranteeing its return to Mexico under the strict supervision of INBAL. CITY OF MEXICO. – In view of the imprecise versions that have recently circulated on digital platforms, the Banco Santander Foundation i…
Mexico’s art community calls for greater transparency in management of treasured collection
More than 300 Mexican cultural professionals are calling for clarity surrounding the Gelman Santander Collection, a trove of works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, María Izquierdo and others
The Gelman Collection, one of the largest collections of modern Mexican art, has been in the midst of the controversy after rumors began to circulate that the heritage, owned by the Zambrano family — owners of Cemex— would be placed on sale covertly to Santander, in a transaction allegedly supported by the government of Mexico. Rumors intensified for several weeks within the country’s artistic community, whose members began to point out the poss…
The Gelman Collection, one of the most important collections of modern Mexican art, will leave Mexico temporarily to exhibit in Spain, but will return to the country to undergo a restoration process. In this sense, during the morning conference of March 30, 2026, the Secretariat of Culture, headed by Claudia Curiel, provided details of the situation with this important collection. He clarified that his departure from the country is temporary and…
The secretary of Federal Culture, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, confirmed this Monday, during the morning conference of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, that the Gelman Santander Collection will remain in the hands of Mexican collectors, that the agreement that private collectors hold with the banking institution is for management purposes and not for the acquisition of the work, and that the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL) h…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
