10/14/2026
For decades, Mexico has unsuccessfully sought the return of Moctezuma’s 16th-century feather headdress, currently housed at the Weltmuseum in Vienna. Now an Austrian presidential hopeful, the economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, has pledged to return the headdress to Mexico if he is elected in 2028. The contested Aztec object is back in the spotlight in what may be its first inclusion in an Austrian politician’s broader repatriation agenda.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/10/09/austrian-politician-gunther-fehlinger-jahn-pledges-moctezuma-headdress-return-mexico
