The Mexican Cultural Institute in New Orleans, the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane, and the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation collaborated with the presentation of "The William E. Gates Collection and Its Significance for Maya Studies" talk by Pilar Regueiro Suárez and the exhibit opening of William De Leftwich Dodge's "Hues of Archaeology: W.L. Dodge's Journey through Ancient Mexico."

The events were part of the 2025 Tulane Maya Symposium and will be presented at the Mexican Cultural Institute in New Orleans on March 19, 2025.