A museum evening on Huei Tzompantli and pre-Hispanic Mexico

Museo Maya de Cancún invites visitors to an evening about ideas of death in pre-Hispanic Mexico and Huei Tzompantli on 28 October 2026. Archaeologist Raúl Barrera Rodríguez, head of the Urban Archaeology Programme at Museo del Templo Mayor and a specialist in Mexica civilisation, gives the lecture.

Why consider the evening?

This is an opportunity to add a researcher’s perspective to an introduction to ancient Mexico. Beyond a short exhibit label, the lecture offers a subject to explore: how researchers study a past connected with ritual, death and memory. The event forms part of Noche de Museos and preparations for the museum’s 14th anniversary.

Museo Maya itself tells the story of Maya civilisation. INAH says its two permanent rooms hold around 400 objects, including stelae, mural fragments and items made from jade, shell and metal. An evening lecture on the Mexica broadens the cultural context for understanding Mexico’s history.

Planning a visit

The venue is Museo Maya de Cancún at boulevard Kukulcán, km 16.5, in the Hotel Zone. Before travelling, check the lecture time, entry arrangements and whether you can combine it with the permanent collection. An evening event and a normal daytime visit may call for different plans.

Travelling to the museum

Tell Hola Taxi Museo Maya, 28 October, your hotel address and passenger numbers. Groups can agree a shared pickup address. For the return, explain whether you want to leave after the lecture or continue your evening elsewhere.