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MEXICO CITY.- Negotiations conducted for 3 years by the Mexican
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the National Institute of
Anthropology and History (INAH) before the Austrian Government,
are about to reach a historical agreement that would bring
Moctezuma´s Headdress to Mexican territory.<br>
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Friendly relations sustained between the Mexican and Austrian
Governments would achieve a good-will exchange that would
crystallize the dream of millions of Mexicans of admiring the
feather headdress attributed to the last Mexica tlatoani (ruler).<br>
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This is an unprecedented collaboration project between museums
headed towards a better understanding of the headdress, which
efforts have been intensified during the administration of
President Felipe Calderon.<br>
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In February 2010 was constituted a bi-national commission in
charge of conducting scientific analysis of the piece to determine
its physical state and identify the necessary restoration
processes that would allow its eventual transport and exhibition
in our country. When the project ends, a unique publication will
be produced to show the artistic, cultural and historical value of
the feather headgear.<br>
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Mexico and Austria acknowledge the Prehispanic piece as common
cultural heritage, and, it that spirit, assume the responsibility.<br>
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SRE and INAH conduct conversations with authorities of the
Austrian Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Culture and Education, the
Museum of Ethnology and the Museum of Arts History
(Kunsthistorisches Museum) in Vienna, to which the Ethnology
Museum belongs, to examine the legal and technical terms in which
the headdress can be transported to Mexico on loan. In
reciprocity, Mexican authorities will study the possibility of a
piece with significance for Austria, safeguarded in a Mexican
museum, being sent to that country, also on loan.<br>
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SRE and INAH will keep the public informed regarding the
development of this important project that has the objective of
achieving that Mexicans can admire the Moctezuma’s Headdress,
piece of great importance due to its symbolic and historical
value, attending a long-time concern thanks to cooperation between
both countries. <br>
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John F. Schwaller
President
SUNY - Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY 13676
Tel. 315-267-2100
FAX 315-267-2496</pre>
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