The first formal partner in the IMI is the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) the oldest, largest, and most prestigious university in Latin America. Our relationship with Mexico will welcome participation from its Ministry of Culture, CONACULTA, foundations and other cultural institutions. Above all, we feel it appropriate that such close neighbors and trusted friends should embark on this journey of research and discovery together.

Graciela de la Torre has written in UNAM's announcement of the IMI that, “she believed Mexico should be invited as the first partner in the project because of its capacity to participate in a high-level dialogue.

“Mexico,” de la Torre added, “has a long museum tradition, major cultural offerings, and experts who can enter into this reflection with the goal of achieving and transmitting the new models which come out of the shared dialogue.”