The exhibition seeks to shed light on the culture of the ancient Olmec civilization, said Diana Martinez, director of the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage.

Naperville is helping host “Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy,” a DuPage County art exhibit devised to pay tribute to the indigenous roots of Mexican culture.

Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesAn extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by ...

Sculptures inspired by the colossal heads of the ancient Olmec civilization are bound to turn heads when the intricately hand-painted pieces are installed on the campus of the College of DuPage ...

The United States will return an ancient monstruo de la tierra (“Earth monster”) statue to Mexico. The one-ton artifact dates from 800 to 400 BCE and belongs to the Olmec Civilization, an ...

This two-part event will delve into the history and artistic legacy of the Olmec civilization. It is a free event; refreshments will be provided.

The Kimbell Art Museum has announced today the acquisition of one of the most renowned sculptures from ancient Mesoamerica, an unqualified icon of Olmec civilization. Standing Figure Holding a ...

Many scholars regard the Olmec as the “mother culture” of ancient Mesoamerica, a civilization where particular types of monumental architecture, sculpture and gods originated. Among the later Maya, ...