Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg

He combined studies in anthropology, biology, and linguistics at Tulane and Berkeley universities. He worked at four academic institutions and opened the first World Wildlife Fund (WWF) office in Mexico. He is the founder of the Ethnobotanical Garden and a curator, researcher, and advisor at the Textile Museum of Oaxaca. He is currently collaborating on the creation of a museum in the Historic Center of Mexico City, dedicated to textile arts from across the country.