Study Cancún objects without turning heritage into décor
INAH describes the Museo Maya de Cancún collection and San Miguelito setting on Boulevard Kukulcán, with archaeological material and architecture interpreted within Maya history. These records require attention to provenance, function, chronology, excavation context, and institutional custody. Archaeological, funerary, religious, or community-linked material should never be treated as a decorative sourcebook, and a museum display does not authenticate or authorise trade in an outside object.
For a proposed artwork, document the creator, title, date, medium, dimensions, weight, condition, ownership history, export or import records where relevant, and the basis for any cultural description. Seek appropriate specialist and community knowledge rather than assigning meaning from appearance. Compare formal qualities only with accurate attribution. The intended Cancún room must be measured independently; a museum gallery cannot prescribe a hotel's, residence's, or office's design.



