Pre-Conference Tours
Optional Pre-congress tours (Advanced Inscription Required)
Friday 6 November 2026
Mexico City Pre-Conference Tour
Pre-Tour 1: National Museum of Anthropology and Historic Centre, Mexico City
0900-1300 - 4 hours; $135 USD
Saturday 7 November 2026
Mexico City Pre-Conference Tour
Pre-Tour 2: Teotihuacan Archaeological Site, Mexico City
0700-1300 - 6 hours; $145 USD
Sunday 8 November 2026
Oaxaca Pre-Conference Tour
Pre-Tour 3: Atzompa Archaeological Site, Mitla Archaeological Sites and Mezcal Distillery
0800-1600 - 8 hours; $205 USD
Monday 9 November 2026
Oaxaca Pre-Conference Tour
Pre-Tour 4: Oaxaca Historical Centre
0900-1200 - 3 hours; $55 USD
Personal Time – Free to Explore: 1200-1700
TENTATIVE PROGRAM ICAHM-INAH (November 09-13)
Monday 9 November 2026
Registration and pick up conference materials: 1200-1700
Oaxaca Cultures Museum
Former Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Macedonio Alcalá s/n, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
ICAHM-INAH 2026 Conference Opening Ceremony: 1700-1900
Macedonio Alcala Theatre
Avenida de la Independencia 900, Centro, Oaxaca
Calenda (parade) – Oaxaca Historical Centre: 1900+
Welcome dinner hosted by Oaxaca State Government
Centro Gastronómico de Oaxaca
Manuel García Vigil 602. Historic district
Tuesday 10 November 2026
ICAHM-INAH Conference
Oaxaca State General Archive Auditorium
Registration and Coffee: 0800-0900
Keynote Address: 0900-1000
Dr Christopher Dore (SAA President)
The Fallacy of Tangible Heritage: Changing Values in the Protection and Management of Heritage Resources
Coffee Break: 1000-1015
Conference Session 1: 1015-1230
Lunch Break – Courtyard Food Trucks: 1230-1400
Conference Session 2: 1400-1700)
Exhibition Opening: 1700-1900)
“El Señor 8 Temblor y la Señora Agua, two funerary urns from Atzompa”.
Special visit to: Monte Alban’s Tomb 7 permanent exhibit. Courtesy of Oaxaca Cultures Museum and Centro INAH Oaxaca
Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán,
Macedonio Alcalá s/n, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
Reception Sponsored by German Embassy: 1900+
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
Next to Oaxaca Cultures Museum
Wednesday 11 November 2026
ICAHM-INAH Conference
Oaxaca State General Archive Auditorium
Conference Session 3: 0900-1200
Lunch Break – Courtyard Food Trucks: 1200-1330
Conference Session 4: 1330-1600
Break: 1600-1630
Keynote Address: 1630-1730
Prof. Dr Teresa Patricio (ICOMOS President)
Title to be confirmed
Break: 1730-1900
Dinner: 1900+
Venue to be confirmed
Thursday 12 November 2026
ICAHM-INAH Conference
Oaxaca State General Archive Auditorium
Conference Session 5: 0900-1200
Lunch Break – Courtyard Food Trucks: 1200-1330
NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE
Keynote Address: 1330-1430
Dr Jose Luis Perera (Director, INAH)
Mexico’s World Heritage Sites
PARANINFO, Benito Juárez University
Av. Independencia esq. Alcalá. Históric district
Conference Session 6: 1430-1600
Coffee Break: 1600-1630
Closing Address: 1630-1730
ICAHM and INAH
Break: 1730-1900
Farewell Dinner: 1900+
Hosted by Oaxaca Benito Juárez University
Av. Independencia esq. Alcalá. Históric district
Notes:
Coffee and tea during morning and afternoon breaks is provided.
Lunches will be in the courtyard outside the conference venue, where participants can purchase lunch from local food trucks.
Post-Conference Tours
Friday 13 November 2026
Oaxaca Post-Conference Tour
Post-Tour 1: Monte Alban and Cuevas Prehistoricas de Yagul Mitla
0800-1400 - 6 hours; $215 USD
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November 2026
Oaxaca Post-Conference Tour
Post-Tour 2: Valley of Tehuacan-Cuicatlan
2 full days $870 USD
All tours are operated by reputable third-party tour operators. Any payments for tours will be direct to these third parties.