Let yourself be surprised by these art exhibitions in CDMX that will take you to other cultures, countries and generations. This list includes both free and paid exhibits; a perfect plan to visit the emblematic museums of Mexico City. Book a tour!
1. Piñatas at MAP
The Museo de Arte Popular is painted with colors, the iconic exhibition of piñatas of CDMX is about to begin! The pieces on display are part of a contest where artisans make piñatas with a free theme; some of them are gigantic! 🪅
📅 November 9 to December 15
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $60 general admission
📍 Revillagigedo corner with Independencia, Downtown
2. Popular art and the sacred
Facing the Day of the Dead 2024, you can’t miss this exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. You’ll see cartonería, skulls, catrinas and other pieces alluding to this Mexican holiday. 💀
📅 Exhibition in permanent exhibition hall
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $60 general admission
📍 Revillagigedo corner with Independencia, Downtown
3. Mexicráneos 2024
The monumental skulls for the Day of the Dead have arrived at Bicentennial Park. There are 12 pieces with different designs; this year they are related to nature and the people who visit this park every day. All the skulls of 2024 will be available from October 12, however, you can already see those of past editions. 💀
📅 Until January 2025
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍5 de mayo, San Lorenzo Tlaltenango, Miguel Hidalgo
4. Design Week
The week of design has arrived in Mexico City with exhibitions that will leave you open-mouthed. For several days you will see designs from different artists and exponents from Mexico and the world. The pieces will be in different locations in the city that you can consult here. There will also be workshops and other activities that you can join.
📅 From October 7 to January 2025
5. Pasado de moda
If you plan your outfits in great detail, don’t miss this exhibition at the Museo del Estanquillo. Through garments, photographs and illustrations you will learn about the history of fashion in Mexico. You will surely take inspiration to renew your closet! 🧥
📅 Until January 2024
🕛 10:00 a 18:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍Isabel la Católica 26, Centro
6. Chapter VI: Rituals
At the Lago Algo cultural center, “Señales” (Signs) premieres. It is a free exhibition made up of more than 250 handcrafted masks, as well as contemporary art pieces such as totems, video projections and other sculptures. Each piece will take you to the reflection of life, nature, death and spirituality. 🐯
📅 From September 21.
⏰ Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Lake Maggiore, II Section Chapultepec Forest
7. Signs
The Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes is premiering “Señales”, an exhibition that brings together the works of the artist Ángel Gurría. She is one of Mexico’s most important sculptors who participated in works such as the Ruta de la Amistad and even made a tribute to Tlaloc in the Cutzamala System.
📅 Until January 12, 2025.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $90 general admission and free admission on Sundays.
📍 Palace of Fine Arts
8. Chapultepec Coins
The National Numismatic Museum presents “The minting of a collection, 100 years of the Chapultepec Zoo”. It is an exhibition where you will see the collection of coins for the centenary of the Chapultepec Zoo. The medals have animal engravings and are made of silver and other materials. 🪙
📅 Until December 2024
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 República de Bolivia 40, Downtown, Cuauhtémoc
9. Sinsentido Exhibition
The Museo del Objeto del Objeto is celebrating. It is premiering the “Sinsentido Exhibition” where around 200 pieces that are part of our daily life are shown and that in this precinct take on a special meaning. ✂️
📅 Until December 2024.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $60 general admission
📍 Colima 145, Roma Norte
10. Avant-garde Dialogues
Among the most awaited exhibitions in CDMX is “Diálogos de Vanguardia”. This is an exhibition at MUNAL where original works by impressionist artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, among others, will be presented. 🖼️
📅 September 12 – January 12, 2025
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $75 general admission
📍 Tacuba 8, Centro
11. Vogue 25
Vogue 25. Reflections of Latin American fashion and culture”, a photographic exhibition that pays tribute to the trajectory of this brand, is on display at the Kaluz Museum. The exhibition presents images and covers that mark the history of fashion in Latin America; you will see personalities who are “agents of change”.
📅 Until October 14.
⏰ Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $60 general admission and free admission on Wednesdays.
📍 Hidalgo 85, Guerrero, Cuauhtémoc
12. Playmobil Exhibition
At the Museo de El Carmen is “History, toys and creativity. Celebrating at the El Carmen Museum”. It is an exhibition with models and figures that will fill you with nostalgia. Ideal to go with children.
📅 From September 22nd.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00
🎟️ $80 general admission
📍 Revolución 4 y 6, San Ángel, Álvaro Obregón
13. Leonora Carrington’s Expo
At the Metropolitan Gallery you will find “The Acoustics of Leonora Carrington. Art, writing and feminisms”, a free exhibition that concentrates unpublished engravings, sculptures, photographs, postcards, books and other pieces by the artist. You will delve into Leonora’s life and career from the perspective of contemporary thought, feminism and writing. 🖼️
📅 Until November 22nd.
⏰ Mondays from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Medellín 28, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc
14. Nahuales Sagrados
The National Museum of Anthropology welcomes “Nahuales Sagrados“. It is an exhibition of 22 images made by artist Filogonio Naxín, who used natural dyes such as grana cochinilla or soot. Don’t miss it!
📅 August 8 to October 20.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ General admission: $95
📍 Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi s/n, Miguel Hidalgo
15. Mystika by Pepe Soho
Pepe Soho ‘s fabulous photographs of Mexican natural sanctuaries come to life in immersive spaces. Among fireflies, monarch butterflies, horses and whales, embark on a beautiful journey of spiritual transformation inspired by nature. You won’t be the same when you leave this fabulous exhibit!
📅 Through October 31.
⏰ Monday to Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get your tickets here
📍 Torre Cuarzo on Paseo de la Reforma 26, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc
16. Sea Monsters
Among the most amazing exhibitions in CDMX is “Marine Monsters” at the Inbursa Aquarium. This exhibition is about the secrets and creatures that inhabit the bottom of the ocean. The tour is immersive, so you will feel yourself in an aquatic adventure in which you will find yourself, face to face, with mermaids and the tenebrous Kraken. 🦑
📅 To be defined
⏰ Monday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ General admission $290
📍 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 386, Ampliación Granada, Miguel Hidalgo
17. 31 Minutes
The Franz Mayer Museum also hosted the 31 Minutes exhibition. If you are a fan of this Chilean program, you won’t want to miss it. Here you will see the iconic characters and hear the emblematic songs. The exhibition is made up of puppets, materials with which the program was made and curious facts.
📅 Until January 2025.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ $180 general admission
📍 Hidalgo 45, Downtown, Cuauhtémoc
18. Herdez Foundation
Discover the evolution of Mexican cuisine at the Fundación Herdez museum located in the Historic Center. You will take a tour through three rooms where you will learn about Mexico’s pre-Hispanic, colonial and modern gastronomy. In addition, you will be able to enter the gastronomic library, the terrace or taste some very tasty preparation. 🍲
Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00. Guided tours: Thursday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am and Friday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
🎟️ $20 per person and $20 for tastings
📍 Seminario 18, Downtown, Cuauhtémoc
19. Exhibition of Illusions
If you are looking for a truly amazing exhibition, go to the Palacio de la Escuela de Minería. Here you will see a display of optical illusions and crazy sets that will confirm one thing: nothing is what it seems! Ideal if you just want to take pictures.
📅 Until December 1
⏰ Monday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $100 Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday $180
📍 Brasil 33, Centro, Cuauhtémoc
20. Kawaii Expo at Chapultepec Castle.
“Juárez/Max. Reflection of two lives” is the name of this exhibition that talks about Maximilian, Carlota, Benito Juarez and Margarita Maza. The exhibition is made up of Japanese-inspired dioramas and Mexican touches. It’s a perfect plan to go with the kids!
📅 Until November 10th.
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ $90 general admission and free on Sundays
📍 Bosque de Chapultepec First Section, Miguel Hidalgo
21. Yugen
Learn more about the “land of the rising sun”! Yugen is the perfect place to do it. It is an immersive exhibition dedicated to Japanese culture. Through rooms full of lights, projections, mirrors and surround sound you will learn the secrets of the Japanese country.
📅 Tuesday to Sunday, available dates.
⏰ 12:00 a 20:00
🎟️ Find your tickets here
📍 Patriotismo 615, Ciudad de los Deportes, Benito Juárez
22. Monumental Alebrijes
One more year Paseo de la Reforma will be painted in colors with giant alebrijes made by Mexican artisans. After the traditional parade organized by MAP, the pieces will remain on this avenue so you can look at them in detail and even take pictures. Undoubtedly, this is one of the must-see exhibitions in CDMX and also one of the most anticipated.
📅 October 19 – November 3
⏰ All day
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Between the Angel of Independence and the Diana Cazadora.
23. Sharks
At the Natural History Museum you will find a new exhibit dedicated to marine life, specifically sharks. The exhibition consists of images, projections and even a replica of the jaw of a megalodon. Do you want to get to know it?
📅 Until November 10
⏰ Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ $36 general admission. Children, seniors and students pay $17.
📍 Av. de los Compositores, Bosque de Chapultepec II Section, Miguel Hidalgo