Evening lectures, talks and debates
Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler is open late every Thursday and Friday until 20.30 (last entry 19.20). Combine your visit with a film, lecture or debate, or simply relax in the Great Court with Mexican-inspired food and drink.
Evening lectures and talks
£5, concessions £3
Aztec imperial art before the
Spanish invasion
Thursday 1 October, 18.30
By Emily Umberger, University of Arizona
Moctezuma and the rites of
world renewal
Thursday 8 October, 18.30
By Richard Townsend, Art Institute of Chicago and author of The
Aztecs
Moctezuma’s predecessors:
in search of Mexica kings
Thursday 29 October, 18.00
By Dr Leonardo López Luján, director of the recent excavations in
Mexico City
The future of
cities: hazards and environmental change
Thursday 14 January, 18.30
By Sir Crispin Tickell, University of Oxford and former British
Ambassador to Mexico
The Spanish
conquest and
its aftermath
Thursday 21 January, 18.30
By David Brading, University of Cambridge
Evening debates
Mexican food evening
Thursday 5 November, 18.30
£5, concessions £3
Celebrate the culinary delights of Mexico with a panel discussion
and the chance to try some Mexican food.
British Museum/Guardian public
forum
Moctezuma’s Revenge:
what modern Mexico owes the ruler who lost an empire
Wednesday 18 November, 19.00
£15, concessions £12
A high-profile panel will discuss issues related to identity
and politics in Mexico.
The evening includes a private view of the exhibition.
