Higher Education of History at the National Museum of Mexico (1903-1915)

Abstract

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the National Museum of Mexico was one of the most important educational and scientific institutions in the country. It created several academic and educational projects on natural history, anthropology and ethnology. The main purpose of study text is to analyze the specific project of higher education about History from 1903 to 1915, as well as the institutional context that allowed it. Using the theory and methodology of institutional history oriented to education, the author shows the regulations, curricula and activities that defined the project.