The Memnosyne UK Chapter hosts a sacred gathering at the Royal Society of Arts on Monday 9 February 2026, welcoming members of the U kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on Community Center — a Mayan cultural organisation based in the Yucatán Peninsula, part of the wider Memnosyne Institute network, and a member of the Remain on Earth alliance.
The visiting delegation includes community elders, artists, and cultural guardians — both women and men — who are undertaking a European tour from 22 January to 12 February 2026. During this journey, they are visiting Spain, Germany, Sweden, and the UK to share Mayan art, worldview, and community-led practices rooted in ancestral knowledge, land stewardship, and cultural continuity. Their work is grounded in the central region of Quintana Roo, within the Mayan Masewal zone.
As part of their visit to London, the community will offer a traditional Mayan blessing for the Memnosyne Institute, honouring ancestral wisdom, Earth-based knowledge systems, and the collective responsibility of communities to protect culture, land, and future generations. The gathering will also include the sharing of artistic and cultural works, with reflections on the stories, symbolism, and lived realities they represent.
Throughout their European journey, members of the community are engaging with universities, museums, and cultural centres, participating in forums, talks, exhibitions, and reflective dialogues addressing Indigenous knowledge systems, lived experience, and the ongoing impacts of discrimination and structural inequality within global political and economic systems.During this tour, the Maya Community Center is also presenting the photographic exhibition Reflections, marking its tenth anniversary. This powerful collection explores the deep and enduring relationship between Maya women and their land, expressed through image, memory, and lived experience
Sacred Gathering with the Mayan Community Center U kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on at the Royal Society of Arts, London
The Memnosyne UK Chapter hosts a sacred gathering at the Royal Society of Arts on Monday 9 February 2026, welcoming members of the U kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on Community Center — a Mayan cultural organisation based in the Yucatán Peninsula, part of the wider Memnosyne Institute network, and a member of the Remain on Earth alliance.
The visiting delegation includes community elders, artists, and cultural guardians — both women and men — who are undertaking a European tour from 22 January to 12 February 2026. During this journey, they are visiting Spain, Germany, Sweden, and the UK to share Mayan art, worldview, and community-led practices rooted in ancestral knowledge, land stewardship, and cultural continuity. Their work is grounded in the central region of Quintana Roo, within the Mayan Masewal zone.
As part of their visit to London, the community will offer a traditional Mayan blessing for the Memnosyne Institute, honouring ancestral wisdom, Earth-based knowledge systems, and the collective responsibility of communities to protect culture, land, and future generations. The gathering will also include the sharing of artistic and cultural works, with reflections on the stories, symbolism, and lived realities they represent.
Throughout their European journey, members of the community are engaging with universities, museums, and cultural centres, participating in forums, talks, exhibitions, and reflective dialogues addressing Indigenous knowledge systems, lived experience, and the ongoing impacts of discrimination and structural inequality within global political and economic systems.During this tour, the Maya Community Center is also presenting the photographic exhibition Reflections, marking its tenth anniversary. This powerful collection explores the deep and enduring relationship between Maya women and their land, expressed through image, memory, and lived experience