A Restoration Brings 77-Year-Old Murals At The Mexican Cultural Institute To Their Former Glory

DCIST, Aug 29, 2018 >

“For more than 70 years, a mansion on 16th Street has housed one of D.C.’s lesser-known art gems on its walls. Roberto Cueva del Rio’s Embassy murals line the elaborate staircase and three stories of the Mexican Cultural Institute of D.C., and tell an important story of Mexican history, culture, and foreign relations.

On Wednesday, the institute will reveal the result of a summer-long restoration of the murals, bringing the images of Aztec temples, village festivals, and snow-blanketed volcanoes and mountains back to full color. The restoration has helped to preserve and enhance this piece of history.”