Art behind the lens! If you like to capture moments and explore the world of photography, you can’t miss these photographic exhibitions in CDMX; you will be able to contemplate the work of photographers who touch different themes with their cameras. Undoubtedly, a plan you won’t be able to resist. 📸
1. Photographic tribute to Elena Poniatowska
This exhibit will adorn the Aquarium Bay of the first section of the Chapultepec Forest. There will be 19 pieces, made by Mexican photographers, that pay tribute to Elena Ponitowska ‘s literary career. Don’t miss it!
📅Starting August 14
🕛Tuesday to Sunday from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
🎟️Entrada free
📍Galería Abierta del Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest Open Gallery)
2. Opalescence of the intangible
do you know what daguerreotypes are? It is the first photographic process to emerge in the mid-1800s. You can see some of them, made by photographer Arturo Talavera, at the Museo Archivo de la Fotografía. The exhibition is made up of 30 pieces that will immerse you in this 19th century model.
📅As of August 15
⏰Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
🎟️Entrada free
📍República de Guatemala 34, Centro, Cuauhtémoc
3. World Press Photo 2024
last days to see this exhibition! The Franz Mayer Museum received the 2024 edition of the World Press Photo, a photojournalism contest composed of 129 pieces where you will see the work of reporters around the world. The winning pieces talk about war, migration and dementia. The expo is about to leave, so don’t waste time and get to know it.
📅Until August 25
🕛Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
🎟️Entrada general $100. Tickets are free on Tuesdays
📍Hidalgo 45, Centro, Cuauhtémoc
4. shall we dance?
At the Museum Archive of Photography is “Shall We Dance?” This is an exhibition with photos that participated in the 24th Cuartoscuro Latin American Photography Contest; this edition was dedicated to dance and dance in different contexts. Don’t miss it, it’s almost gone!
📅Until August 25
⏰Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
🎟️Entrada free
📍República de Guatemala 34, Centro, Cuauhtémoc
5. The nights of 9
The Museo Universitario del Chopo has one of the most captivating photographic exhibitions in CDMX. “Las noches del 9” is an exhibition where photographs of a discotheque from the 70s that became one of the nightlife centers for the LGBTTTIQ+ community are collected .
📅Wednesday to Sunday through August 18
⏰11:30 a 18:00
🎟️$40 general admission and Wednesday free admission
dr. Enrique Gonzalez Martinez 10-P. B, Santa María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc