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Chicago Tribune
4 days ago
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois
Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they've reached the venerable road's threshold. On a hot and windy Saturday evening in June a large group of well-dressed people stood on the steps at the nearby Art Institute of Chicago, between the museum's famed bronze lions and below a sign advertising an exhibit on Frida Kahlo's time in Paris. Members of a mariachi band weaved through the crowd of pedestrians walking along Michigan. Few people stopped at the Route 66 sign. Those that did, did not linger long. They pointed, noted its existence, and continued on their way. While the route often conjures images of quaint small towns, its foundation, said historian and author Jim Hinckley, has always been rooted in Chicago. The existing roads and trails that would eventually become Route 66 nearly 100 years ago largely followed the railroad, with Chicago as its hub. 'Chicago's part of Route 66 is a huge part of the Route 66 story,' Hinckley said. 'It is a cornerstone.' About 300 miles southwest of Chicago, different alignments of the route leave St. Louis and cross the Mississippi at three different bridges. The northernmost iteration once spanned the river at the milelong Chain of Rock Bridge. Constructed three years after the route was commissioned, the bridge makes a 30-degree turn at its midpoint between St. Louis and Madison, Illinois. The bridge closed in 1968, replaced by a new one 2,000 feet upstream. Today, the original structure carries pedestrians, cyclists and, on a Thursday in June, one dog. The road climbs north toward Springfield, where a former Texaco gas station from 1946 a block from the route now houses the Route History Museum, which documents the Black experience on Route 66. Public health researchers by trade, museum founders Gina Lathan and Stacy Grundy spent more than a year collecting stories of Black homeowners and business owners — some found in The Negro Motorist Green Book — who provided safe havens along the route at a time when vast stretches of the highway passed through sundown towns. Museum visitors are given virtual reality headsets to help bring those stories to life. 'They want to be a part of the story of Route 66,' Lathan said of the families she and Grundy interviewed, 'and be recognized for not only what their family and the community brought to that whole travel experience, but what they as a people did to not only persevere but make these phenomenal economic engines in these communities that were oftentimes forgotten.' Continuing north, stretches of the route lie nestled between Interstate 55 and farmlands. In Atlanta, population 1,637, a group of international journalists and media buyers from at least a dozen countries snapped photos of towering 'muffler man' fiberglass statues — once used to advertise businesses along the route — collected at the town's American Giants museum. The group trip, organized by the state's tourism office, followed the International Pow Wow (IPW) travel trade show in Chicago. Illinois has invested millions over the last few years on Route 66 redevelopment and promotion, said Eric Wagner with the state tourism office. 'Route 66 is huge for us,' he said. 'People want to see America.' Follow our road trip: Route 66, 'The Main Street of America,' turns 100 About 50 miles north, Pontiac also appears to have capitalized on its position along the route. Among its attractions is the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum. There, visitors can find a school bus-turned-land yacht and a Volkswagen van belonging to Bob Waldmire, whose family opened the Springfield, Illinois, institution Cozy Dog on Route 66 and claims to have invented the corn dog. Waldmire became a legendary figure of the route's lore with his hand-drawn postcards, maps and murals. Both he and the van he took on his frequent route trips served as the inspiration for the character Fillmore in the Disney Pixar film 'Cars.' Waldmire died in 2009 of cancer, before he could finish painting a map of the Route 66 stretch through Illinois on a wall of the museum. 'He was very friendly, that's why he never got the mural done,' said Rose Geralds, 87, who has worked at the museum for the last 18 years. 'He stopped and talked to everybody. He didn't care. He just wanted to talk to the people. Just such a nice man.' Forty miles north, artist Robert Ryan, 61, stopped to inspect a detail in the mural he's painting on a storage building along Route 66 in Wilmington's South Island Park, next to the town's famed Gemini Giant, a 30-foot-tall fiberglass 'muffler man' recently relocated to the park after once facing destruction. Ryan's design, picked out of 20 or so entries, covers three walls of the building. One side shows a large Route 66 shield behind a yellow convertible driven by the original owners of the Launching Pad restaurant where the Gemini Giant once stood. Nearby, the town's football team waves to viewers. A mural on another wall has the giant standing in front of an American flag and behind the town name painted in block letters. A third wall mural depicts motorcyclists on the route. 'The best part has been talking to people who stop to ask about it,' Ryan said. Leaving Wilmington, the route heads past farmlands now broken up by massive logistic centers amassed on the outskirts of Joliet, where the country's largest inland port is located. It cuts through Joliet's downtown, past Stateville Correctional Center and into Romeoville and Bolingbrook. It's briefly absorbed by I-55 before returning as Joliet Road. Near Hodgkins, the route is forced to detour around a quarry where a stretch of the road has been closed for decades. It links up with Ogden Avenue in Berwyn and takes motorists through Cicero and into Chicago, through North Lawndale, Douglass Park and across the Eisenhower Expressway, named for the president who commissioned the interstate highway system that led to its demise. Route 66 then hits Jackson Boulevard and runs to its eastbound end. A block north of Jackson, a similar brown sign on a light post at Adams Street and Michigan marks the start of Route 66 for those heading west. At 8 a.m. on Sunday in June a family of three stopped to pose for pictures in front of the sign. This was not the start of their journey but, rather, a seemingly good photo opportunity. But a mile west at the unofficial start of the route, the 102-year-old Lou Mitchell's diner, Eleonora Tomassetti and Chiara Voceri took the last bites of a pancake before heading to pick up their rental car. Originally from Rome, the pair, both 27, first got the idea for a Route 66 road trip in high school. Earlier this year, they decided to turn that idea into a reality. They planned a two-week trip: Stops in Joliet, Atlanta and Springfield. An overnight stay in St. Louis. Another in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Two nights in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stops in Winslow and Flagstaff, both in Arizona. Detours to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Said Tomassetti: 'I think it's the perfect example of the American adventure.'
Forbes
5 days ago
- Forbes
Best Hotels In Mexico City 2025
T he best hotels in Mexico City offer top-notch accommodations across a wide range of neighborhoods, from stylish Condesa to artsy Coyoacan. Whether you're looking to explore Frida Kahlo's house, watch a lucha libre wrestling match in Arena Mexico or go on an immersive taco crawl, a trip to Mexico's capital is a culturally enriching experience that an increasing number of travelers are seeking out. To select the best accommodations, we tapped experts like Marcos Ramirez, a travel advisor at NUBA, for key insights. Our top overall pick is Casa Polanco thanks to its superb service and beautiful architecture, while The St. Regis Mexico City is the city's most luxurious stay. Couples seeking an intimate hideaway will appreciate La Valise Mexico City, while families will enjoy the many amenities offered at Kimpton Virgilio. Below, our selections for the best hotels in Mexico City in 2025, based on multiple trips and stays. Guest room at Casa Polanco. Casa Polanco Who Will Love It: Stylish travelers who appreciate art and bespoke service All-Star Amenities: Rooftop spa cabin; world-class art in every room; an exclusive partnership with local perfumery Xinú on in-room bath products What Not To Miss: The complimentary minibar stuffed with chef-prepared snacks Location: Polanco This 19-room luxury hotel, which sits right in the heart of posh shopping district Polanco, is a favored stay among stylish travelers. 'It's a fascinating example of the city's architectural heritage,' says Ramirez. 'You feel as though you've escaped the vibrant city and entered a calm, relaxing house.' Rooms here are intentionally designed with a minimalist touch, occasionally punctuated with stunning art and decorative pieces by Mexican creatives like Ricardo Mazal, Jordi Boldó and Graciela Iturbide. Every room comes with a complimentary minibar stocked with treats like matcha-covered blueberries as well as bath and bodycare products developed in partnership with Xinú, a chic local perfumery. You can also work with experience planners to craft exclusive excursions like private evening tours of Chapultepec Castle. Suite bedroom at The St. Regis Mexico City. Courtesy of The St. Regis Mexico City Who Will Love It: Luxury lovers and Champagne enthusiasts All-Star Amenities: A well-appointed kids club; four restaurants and bars; 24-hour butler service What Not To Miss: La Table Krug, the private dining room that serves an eight-course French meal paired with Krug Champagne Location: Reforma Perched right on Paseo de la Reforma, steps away from the Angel of Independence statue, The St. Regis Mexico City is in the heart of the business district while still just minutes from trendier districts like Condesa and Roma. The spacious guest rooms (designed to look like sleek private residences) come with equally roomy marble bathrooms. There are four restaurants and bars that stand out even in such a gastronomic city. La Table Krug, the private dining room that serves an eight-course French meal paired with Krug Champagne, is among the most coveted culinary experiences in town. And to keep up with your wellness regimen, there's an indoor pool with fantastic views of the skyline, an impressive fitness center, and Remède Spa for massages, facials, or just a relaxing session in the sauna. Hotel Carlota's building centers around an outdoor pool. Hotel Carlota Who Will Love It: Travelers seeking excellent amenities at an approachable price All-Star Amenities: Spa; L'Occitane toiletries; outdoor pool; complimentary bicycle rentals; pet-friendly What Not To Miss: The on-site library Location: Cuauhtémoc Mexico City's hip Cuauhtémoc neighborhood is known for its many art galleries and cultural institutions. Reflecting its surroundings, Hotel Carlota offers travelers an industrial-chic escape that leans in on architecture and design while offering plenty of high-end amenities. The 36-room hotel near Paseo de la Reforma is packed with personalized touches, like Mexican candies awaiting guests in each room, a stylish library and an outdoor pool—along with a happening bar alongside it—that serves as the property's centerpiece. Guests can also indulge in seafood-forward dishes at the on-site Julia Bistro, helmed by celebrated chef Fernando Martínez Zavala. Plus, rooms can regularly be snagged for around $150 a night, even during peak season (November through April). Best Boutique Hotel In Mexico City: Casa Tenue Guest room at Casa Tenue. Casa Tenue Casa Tenue Who Will Love It: Those seeking an intimate hideaway All-Star Amenities: Rainfall showers; private courtyards What Not To Miss: The contemporary local art collection curated by Mexico City gallery ÑÚ Location: Roma Norte 'I almost don't want to share this little gem,' says travel advisor and Mexico City native Ioanna Alvarez of her top recommendation, Casa Tenue. The property, which opened its doors this spring, features just eight rooms in a historic home—the neighborhood's second-oldest. Lovingly restored and designed by architecture firms Vertebral and Habitación 116, guests are welcomed by sleek concrete, earthy stone, locally crafted furnishings and natural fabrics. 'It feels like a home,' says Alvarez. 'The rooms are beautifully curated and are all about design.' Many of the rooms have access to private courtyards, and the hotel's location in trendy Roma Norte is steps away from shops, boutiques and restaurants. For larger groups, the property can even be booked out as a private home on Airbnb. Best Hotel For Couples In Mexico City: La Valise Mexico City The Cilene Suite at La Valise Mexico City. Courtesy of Namron Hospitality La Valise Mexico City Who Will Love It: Honeymooners; couples looking for an intimate hideaway All-Star Amenities: Private terraces; 420-thread-count linen-cotton sheets; Loredana toiletries; in-room projectors; outdoor bathtubs and showers What Not To Miss: The suites with slide-out king-sized beds Location: Roma Couples craving a romantic pied-à-terre will find it at La Valise, a gorgeous boutique hotel in the cool Roma neighborhood. This adults-only, pet-free sanctuary used to have just three rooms, making it tricky to nab a reservation. Thanks to an expansion in 2024, it now offers eight suites with even more dreamy features. Each spacious hideaway is individually designed with custom furnishings and Mexican artifacts and antiques. The concierge can arrange everything from food tours to in-suite massages to hot air balloon rides over the archaeological site of Teotihuacan. Best of all, the hotel has partnered with a selection of restaurants in the area to deliver freshly made breakfasts, snacks and other meals to the suite. Best Hotel In Mexico City For Families: Kimpton Virgilio Bathroom at Kimpton Virgilio. Courtesy of Kimpton Virgilio Kimpton Virgilio Who Will Love It: Multigenerational groups and families who value style and space All-Star Amenities: Complimentary evening social hour; loaner bikes; special amenities for kids and pets What Not To Miss: The rooftop swimming pool and bar Location: Polanco With its spacious family rooms, amenities for all ages and central location next to Lincoln-Polanquito Park, Kimpton Virgilio is one of the best hotels in Mexico City for families. The 48-key property, which opened in February 2024, provides a convenient base for exploring the area's many museums and restaurants. It also offers plenty of the amenities many people have come to associate with the Kimpton brand, including an outdoor pool, in-room yoga mats and a fitness center. A dedicated kids' program, which includes welcome gifts, cribs and child-friendly dining, also makes it an appealing option for those traveling with little ones. When you're ready for adventure, borrow a complimentary bike and explore the nearby Bosque de Chapultepec, home to a castle, botanical gardens, a zoo and a great children's museum. Best Airbnb In Mexico City: Casa Teo Guest room dining table at Casa Teo. Courtesy of Casa Teo Casa Teo Who Will Love It: Foodies looking for an independent stay All-Star Amenities: Priority booking at Pujol, Mexico City's premier fine-dining restaurant; an on-site tasting dinner What Not To Miss: Organized excursions around the city Location: Polanco Located in the heart of Polanco, Casa Teo is a unique serviced apartment run by one of Mexico's most celebrated chefs, Enrique Olvera. Olvera originally launched Casa Teo in order to host friends—mostly other famous chefs visiting from all over the world—and has since opened the guesthouse up for public bookings. Casa Teo is a boutique bed-and-breakfast experience, so there aren't a ton of amenities, but you do get a fantastic chef-made breakfast (think fresh bread, light bites and coffee) as well as the option to arrange a tasting meal in the on-property dining room, prepared by a member of Olvera's team. And if you're looking for help with your CDMX itinerary, your hosts can recommend everything from the hottest new cocktail bars in town to more immersive cultural experiences in and around Mexico City. Best Hotel For Design Lovers In Mexico City: Octavia Casa Guest room at Octavia Casa. Courtesy of Octavia Casa Octavia Casa Who Will Love It: Design-minded travelers who want to be in the center of it all but still want privacy All-Star Amenities: Soothing minimalist design; great location; plenty of privacy What Not To Miss: Breakfast delivered daily from a nearby bakery Location: Condesa In this seven-room hotel, Mexican designer Roberta Maceda meticulously created the guesthouse of her dreams that acts as an extension of her fashion and decor brand, Octavia. With its location in the heart of the happening neighborhood of Condesa—walking distance from top restaurants, trendy shops and cool cocktail bars—it makes sense that the property allows for guests to have a thoroughly independent stay. The natural-leaning interior design (rooms are named after things like rock, or roca , and linen, or lino ) features a mix of furniture and accessories by national designers like Onora, Encrudo and Ente as well as pieces from Octavia's latest homeware releases. Accommodation categories range from standard rooms to larger studios and all come with balconies. Best Spa And Wellness Hotel In Mexico City: Sofitel Mexico City Reforma Spa at Sofitel Mexico City Reforma. Courtesy of Sofitel Mexico City Reforma Sofitel Mexico City Reforma Who Will Love It: Travelers who want spa time in the sky All-Star Amenities: Five restaurants and bars; a pool with fantastic views; a full-service spa in partnership with French skincare brand L'Occitane What Not To Miss: A drink at Cityzen, the highest rooftop bar in Mexico City Location: Reforma Located on the iconic boulevard of Paseo de la Reforma, Sofitel Mexico City Reforma ticks a lot of boxes. Its 275 modern rooms and suites are housed inside a glistening 40-story glass skyscraper, offering fantastic views over the surrounding metropolis. It's also home to the best spa in CDMX: a luxe wellness retreat that sits on the 39th floor, where massages and facials come with a bird's-eye view. Wellness experiences here can range from yoga and meditation to sound healing, but you may want to try the 90-minute Sleep and Reset treatment, which is aimed at promoting total relaxation, starting with a mindful breathing exercise followed by a full-body rubdown. A floor below that is the elegant and beautifully decorated pool, a great perk that is exclusively accessible to hotel guests. Hotel With The Best Views In Mexico City: The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City Samos Terrace. Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City Who Will Love It: Luxury travelers who want the city's best views All-Star Amenities: Six-room spa; a heated indoor swimming pool; exclusive experiences What Not To Miss: The Club Lounge's culinary tastings Location: Reforma Occupying the top 13 floors of a 59-story skyscraper, The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City is simply unbeatable when it comes to views. And considering the hotel's location at the entrance of Bosque de Chapultepec (CDMX's answer to Central Park), incredible vistas can be seen from almost every corner of the property. Ninety percent of the hotel's 153 rooms come with private balconies and terraces, and if you're staying in the building's west side, you can even spot Chapultepec and the mountains further afield. Southeast rooms look over Paseo De La Reforma and the iconic monuments that dot it: Angel de la Independencia, Fountain of Diana the Huntress and the Monument to Cuauhtémoc. When you're ready to put your camera down, the hotel also curates bookable experiences that offer a different view of the city, including a natural wine bar crawl with a sommelier or private classes with a local artist. Why Trust Forbes Vetted The Forbes Vetted travel team has researched, written and published dozens of hotel guides featuring cities across the globe. The travel section is managed by Forbes Vetted's senior travel editor Astrid Taran, an 8-year industry veteran who's visited over 40 countries and has spent a good amount of time enjoying the excellent museums and constantly evolving food scene of Mexico City. This story was edited by deputy editor Jane Sung, who oversees the travel, beauty and fashion verticals at Forbes Vetted. She has extensively traveled throughout Mexico, including multiple visits to Mexico City, which she considers one of her favorite cities in the world. For this story, Taran collected key insights from NUBA travel advisors Marcos Ramirez and Ioanna Alvarez, who both have extensive experience booking trips to Mexico City. Alvarez is also a Mexico City native. How We Chose The Best Hotels In Mexico City We selected the top contenders based on personal stays as well as extensive research. For this story, Taran combined first-person experience at hotels she's stayed at and spent hours combing through reviews on TripAdvisor, hotel websites and more. We included a selection of larger hotels as well as intimate boutique stays. We also included family-friendly properties as well as ones more oriented towards couples and adult groups. We included hotels and Airbnbs across a wide range of Mexico City neighborhoods, including Roma, Condesa, Polanco, Reforma and Cuauhtémoc. More Travel Stories:
Time Out
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
A brand-new Frida Kahlo museum is coming to Mexico City
Mexico City is already the ultimate pilgrimage destination for fans of Frida Kahlo's raw, thought-provoking and world-famous paintings, but a brand-new venue dedicated to this legendary artist is set to open in the city in the autumn. Casa Roja, which is scheduled to open on September 27, will house the brand-new Museo Casa Kahlo, located in the Mexican capital's Coyoacán area, not too far from Casa Azul. While the latter is Kahlo's birthplace and opened as a museum way back in 1958 through a trust established by her husband and artist Diego Rivera, Museo Casa Kahlo is the first institution to be run by descendants of the iconic Mexican painter. The property used to belong to her parents and then to her younger sister, Cristina. It has remained in the family for decades, and Kahlo's grandniece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, has allowed researchers and public figures such as Salma Hayek into the house's archive. This is the first time it will open as a public museum. So, what can we expect? Well, Museo Casa Kahlo will incorporate Kahlo's dolls, clothing, jewellery, personal letters, photographs and lots of other objects and documents to provide visitors with an up-close and personal insight into the artists' childhood. The photography of Kahlo's father, Guillermo, will also be on display, and the museum will include space for rotating exhibitions showcasing artwork by Mexican, Latin American and women artists. Adán García Fajardo, the Museum of Memory and Tolerance's current academic director, will lead Museo Casa Kahlo and it will be overseen by the newly-founded Fundación Kahlo, a New York-based non-profit. 'This is a dream long held by our family,' Mara Romeo Kahlo said in a statement, according to The Art Newspaper. 'Frida's legacy belongs to the world, but it begins here – on this land, in these homes and in the culture that shaped her.' Elsewhere in Coyoacán, you'll find street murals and life-size bronze statues of Frida Kahlo, so make sure you venture past some of those on your way to the museums. Oh, and have a look at the very best things to do in Mexico City.
Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
The scandal of the missing Frida Kahlo masterpieces
As a mariachi band played and a crowd of models clutched their cocktails around the swimming pool of a Miami mansion, a Bitcoin investor called Martin Mobarak took a Frida Kahlo from its frame, pinned it to the top of a cocktail glass and set fire to it, smiling broadly as the $10 million drawing was reduced to embers. 'I had to do something drastic to get attention,' Mobarak would later say of the stunt to create 10,000 digital artworks known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) from the destruction of a real one. Mexican officials protested, but Kahlo would have approved, Mobarak insisted in 2022. 'I would bet my life that if I asked to burn a small piece of her diary to bring some smiles and better quality of life to children, then she would say: 'Go ahead and do it. I'll light the fire.'' Perhaps, but Mobarak's stunt represented more than just the burning of a piece of irreplaceable art for fun. It also shed light on how many of Kahlo's most personal works, which were supposed to be safeguarded in her home in Mexico City, had been allowed to emerge onto the art market. Her diary, written during the last ten years of her turbulent life, contains poems and drawings reflecting on her relationship with her husband, Diego Rivera, a celebrated artist in his own right. In the three years between his wife's death and his own demise, Rivera obsessively catalogued the contents of La Casa Azul, the cobalt blue house on a shady street corner of Mexico City that he shared with Kahlo. For admirers of one of the world's most popular, and saleable, artists, La Casa Azul is a place of pilgrimage. It is where Kahlo was born, where she grew up, where she lived with Rivera, and where she died in a room on the upper floor in 1954. Before his death, Rivera demanded that its contents, along with the entire estate, should be donated to the people of Mexico and protected by a trust which, today, is administered by the country's national bank, Banco de México. Then, one day in 2009, Hilda Trujillo opened the safe where Kahlo's diary was held. The woman who directed both the Frida Kahlo Museum and the Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum between 2002 and 2020, believes that the page burnt in Miami is just one of a number which have mysteriously left the collection in recent years. In an interview with The Times she said that at least two oil paintings, eight drawings, several copies of two lithographs and 12 double-sided pages from the diary, dated to March 1953, were missing from the collection at La Casa Azul. This, she said, was discovered after she obtained three pages of a 220-page inventory compiled in 2011. She believes the remainder of the document could reveal more artworks to be missing. Trujillo accuses the trust of losing track of artworks and archival materials, including some that have surfaced in private collections and international auctions. In April she went public with a detailed account of what she describes as serious irregularities. She alleged that dozens of works once held by the museums in Mexico City have gone missing or were quietly sold without proper documentation or export permits, in possible violation of heritage laws. 'We are very proud of our culture, it is very rich and very deep,' Trufillo said. 'We as a society have fought many battles [to protect it] all our lives. Imagine the sadness for the Mexican people if we lose our patrimony.' Helga Prignitz-Poda, an art historian and the author of several books on Kahlo, told the Mexican newspaper El Universal: 'These pages are undoubtedly a great loss. The fact that Casa Azul itself has not taken better care of its own collection is a scandal.' Trujillo claims she presented Banco de México with her findings almost two-and-a-half years ago, yet said the institution dismissed the matter. She says that it could be a matter of embarrassment for the bank and Mexico's National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (Inbal). 'Their strategy is silence, their outcome is erasure,' Trujillo said, adding that the institutions are run by 'businessmen with no sensibility and civil servants who knew nothing about art'. Neither the bank nor Inbal responded to requests for comment. Among the best known works Trujillo claims are missing is the 1954 work that was known as Frida in a Landscape or Frida on Fire. It has subsequently been identified by experts as being a work listed with Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, a gallery in Manhattan that describes itself as a 'must' for collectors of Latin American Art. Its experts have worked on landmark shows featuring Kahlo and Rivera, including roles as special advisers to exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Tate Modern in London. A work called Frida in Flames (Self-portrait inside a Sunflower) was listed with the gallery in December 2021 and had a provenance only described as 'Private Collection, Dallas'. For experts, the painting is deeply significant given that, shortly before her death, Kahlo took a knife to it, scraping away layers of paint in 'frustration' as her body failed her. Other missing paintings include 1952's Congress of People for Peace which sold for $2.66 million at Sotheby's in 2020, and the drawing American Liberty, or Sketch for an Ironic Monument to Yankee Freedom, which was listed with Mary-Anne Martin. The gallery did not respond when approached for comment. The trust, meanwhile, accuses Trujillo of holding a grudge. In a statement it said that she 'never filed a formal complaint' and added: 'On the contrary, their contract was terminated after irregularities were detected in their administration and for having benefited third parties with the assets under their care.' She denies this, claiming she repeatedly raised concerns internally, and hopes Interpol will be brought in to investigate. Inbal, meanwhile, said it had not granted any 'permits for permanent exports of these authors' works'. The works of both artists are considered national cultural heritage and are not allowed to leave the country permanently without express permission. Any suggestion that officials have allowed Kahlo's works to leave Mexico could provoke a scandal. 'With each passing minute, mistrust and uncertainty only increase,' wrote the Mexican newspaper Excélsior in an editorial, calling on President Sheinbaum to intervene if necessary. 'How is it possible that two such powerful institutions attack me instead of taking up the investigation and finding the works?' Trujillo asked. 'They want to disqualify me instead of doing their job, that's indignant.'
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Destination Scientology, Del Valle Celebrates the Cultural Heritage of Mexico
LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientology Network's DESTINATION: SCIENTOLOGY, the weekly travelogue series that takes viewers inside Scientology Churches all around the world and discovers what makes each one unique, presents an episode featuring Del Valle, Mexico City. DESTINATION: SCIENTOLOGY airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network. ABOUT DESTINATION: SCIENTOLOGY, DEL VALLE Del Valle is a neighborhood often described as an open-air museum—a place where Mexico's rich cultural legacy lives on through indigenous sculptures, towering murals and landmarks of the nation's pre-Hispanic past. It's a cityscape that stands as a living tribute to history and the enduring spirit of its people. At the heart of the vibrant district stands the Church of Scientology Del Valle, seamlessly woven into the neighborhood's architectural fabric. This episode explores local cuisine, a visit to the famed home of artist Frida Kahlo and conversations with community members who share how the Church inspires creativity while preserving cultural traditions. As one staff member says, "I feel so proud because I know I'm helping Mexico and helping Del Valle become a better place, where we can live without worries and truly prosper." Scientology Network debuted on March 12, 2018, launched by David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. Since then, Scientology Network has been viewed in over 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the Church as a global organization and presenting its Social Betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide. The network also showcases documentaries by Independent filmmakers who represent a cross section of cultures and faiths, but share a common purpose of uplifting communities. Scientology Network's innovative content has been recognized with more than 125 industry awards, including Tellys, Communitas and Hermes Creative Awards. Broadcast from Scientology Media Productions, the Church's global media center in Los Angeles, Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM and AT&T U-verse and can be streamed at on mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Church of Scientology International Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
