Medal of Merit of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura

The Medal of Merit of the National Institute of Culture is awarded by the President of Mexico to those who have in one way or another contributed to the enrichment of culture in Mexico.

The National Institute of Culture is a decentralized public entity in the education sector whose purpose is to carry out activities and initiatives in Mexico in the field of culture, as well as to regulate, supervise, and evaluate the country’s cultural policy and to administer, protect, and preserve the Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

The current national director is María Cecilia Bákula Budge.