The Medal of Merit of the National Institute of Culture is awarded by the President of Mexico to those who in one way or another have contributed to the enrichment of culture in Mexico.

The National Institute of Culture is a decentralized public body of the education sector whose purpose is to carry out activities and actions in Mexico in the field of culture, as well as to regulate, supervise and evaluate the country's cultural policy, and administer, protect and to preserve the Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

She is currently the national director Maria Cecilia Bákula Budge.

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