{"id":306803,"date":"2026-02-28T17:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/306803\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:44:12","slug":"red-pigmented-concrete-casts-cacao-heritage-museum-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/306803\/","title":{"rendered":"red-pigmented concrete casts cacao heritage museum in mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regional Museum La Cacaotera pays tribute to Cacao Heritage<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regional Museum La Cacaotera, located within the Malec\u00f3n intervention area of Villahermosa, aims to promote learning about cacao culture in the state of Tabasco, the largest producer of this good in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/museums-galleries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">museum<\/a> project was undertaken by the collaborative team of Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/taller-mauricio-rocha-gabriela-carrillo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taller | Mauricio Rocha<\/a>, and Samuele Xompero after the demolition of the building that once housed the National Union of Cacao Producers, and which had suffered severe structural damage. The building\u2019s architecture incorporates the formal memory of its predecessor, but with a new program dedicated to showcasing the transformation of cacao into chocolate. The building features an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/exhibition-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition<\/a> space that tells the story of cacao and its cultural impact, complemented by a workshop area where, through the use of grinding, roasting, and shelling machines (among others), the production processes are explained to the visitors.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"cast in red-pigmented concrete, la cacaotera museum celebrates cacao heritage in mexico - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-cacaotera-a-building-that-pays-tribute-to-cacao-and-the-regions-productive-culture-1-699409b98084.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miguelcobos._\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miguel Cobos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Concrete and Mosaic Reliefs Define La Cacaotera\u2019s Materiality<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The creative team, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laboratoriodearquitectura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">practice<\/a> Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallerdearquitectura.com.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">studio<\/a> Taller | Mauricio Rocha, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/samuelexompero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">designer<\/a> Samuele Xompero, selects reinforced concrete with red pigment as the dominating material. The project\u2019s materiality is visible in the structure, complemented by latticework and clay floors, glass, and iron. Endemic vegetation from the banks of the Grijalva River is also incorporated into this palette, integrating the Regional Museum La Cacaotera with its urban context. It is worth highlighting the integration of high-relief mosaic works depicting elements of cacao culture, as well as the region\u2019s endemic flora and fauna. These pieces were created by artist Alejandra C\u00e1mara in collaboration with artisans from the state of Tabasco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"cast in red-pigmented concrete, la cacaotera museum celebrates cacao heritage in mexico - 2\" width=\"818\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-cacaotera-a-building-that-pays-tribute-to-cacao-and-the-regions-productive-culture-2-699409b98099.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>Regional Museum La Cacaotera is located within the Malec\u00f3n area of Villahermosa<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"cast in red-pigmented concrete, la cacaotera museum celebrates cacao heritage in mexico - 3\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-cacaotera-a-building-that-pays-tribute-to-cacao-and-the-regions-productive-culture-3-699409b9809f.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the museum promotes knowledge of cacao culture in Tabasco<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"cast in red-pigmented concrete, la cacaotera museum celebrates cacao heritage in mexico - 4\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-cacaotera-a-building-that-pays-tribute-to-cacao-and-the-regions-productive-culture-4-699409b980a3.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>landscaping connects the museum to its urban and ecological context<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Regional Museum La Cacaotera pays tribute to Cacao Heritage \u00a0 Regional Museum La Cacaotera, located within the Malec\u00f3n&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5059,442,498,499,500,501,156,43397,24706,111,139,69,167691],"class_list":{"0":"post-306803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-mexico","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-exhibition-design","16":"tag-museums-and-galleries","17":"tag-new-zealand","18":"tag-newzealand","19":"tag-nz","20":"tag-taller-mauricio-rocha-gabriela-carrillo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}