Bad Bunny struck a nerve, quite than a chord, after touching an artifact on show at a Mexico Metropolis archaeology museum.
On Saturday, Mexico’s Nationwide Institute of Anthropology and Historical past (INAH) issued a public scolding of the musician for allegedly putting his fingers on a stela, a kind of carved stone sculpture central to Mayan tradition. In accordance with INAH and fan accounts, the Puerto Rican singer, whose full identify is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, posted a picture on Instagram exhibiting a hooded determine—presumably himself—touching the artifact on the Nationwide Museum of Anthropology in Mexico Metropolis. As first reported by Hyperallergic, the publish seems to have since been deleted.
“As it’s public information, bodily contact with archaeological property is prohibited,” INAH stated in an announcement, including that the musician had been warned repeatedly by safety workers to keep up a distance from the show.
“When the artist positioned his hand on the stela, museum safety reiterated that the items couldn’t be touched,” the assertion stated.
Unhealthy Bunny is presently making ready to do the halftime present at subsequent yr’s Tremendous Bowl. His most up-to-date album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, was among the many most acclaimed albums of 2025; an accompanying live performance tour additionally acquired reward.
