Beatriz Ramírez de la Fuente

Beatriz Ramírez de la Fuente (6 February 1929, in Mexico City – 20 June 2005, in Mexico City) was a Mexican art historian and academic, notable for her work on pre-Columbian art, especially Olmec and pre-Columbian murals.

Her research on Mexican pre-Columbian art contributed to changing the way pre-Columbian cultures were studied in the United States and the way contemporary art is generally conceived.

Between 1980 and 1986 she headed of the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas (Institute of Aesthetics Studies) of UNAM as director. She authored 12 books and over 90 articles in research journals.

Awards and Distinctions Beatriz de la Fuente (1984) by Pedro Cuevas. Photographic file Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas UNAM She was the first female member of El Colegio Nacional, since 7 May 1985.

She was awarded the National Prize for Arts in 1989, in the History, Social Sciences and Philosophy category.

In 1992 the UNAM awarded her the Premio Universidad Nacional and made her emeritus researcher in 1996.

In 1998, she was elected a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Historia.

In 2005 the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University gave her the "Tatiana Proskouriakoff Award" posthumously, "for her outstanding contributions to Mesoamerican Art History and Archeology".

The 'Museo de Murales Teotihuacanos' (Teotihuacan Murals Museum) at Teotihuacan is named after her. It's an archaeological museum which features numerous mural fragments, along with models and in-depth information about the mural creation process. The exhibits, organized into nine themes across 13 galleries, also showcase an extensive collection of archaeological artifacts, including stone carvings, obsidian pieces, and pottery.