Mexico City
Art Guide

Mexico City offers a myriad of art galleries to explore. Most of these spaces are clustered near the city's historic centre. OMR was founded in 1983 as one of Mexico's first contemporary art galleries. It represents new voices in Latin America and beyond, including artists such as Claudia Comte, Jose Dávila, and Superflex.

Galeria RGR was founded in Venezuela in 2012, before moving to Mexico City in 2018. Sited inside the former offices of youth magazine ERES, the gallery uses abstract art as a 'guiding thread', representing artists such as Ding Yi, Magdalena Fernández, and Hilma's Ghost, and the estates of Grego and Carlos Cruz-Diez.

Galería Hilario Galguera opened in 2006 with a solo presentation by Damien Hirst. The gallery supports artists exhibiting rigour and aesthetic precision, making work that engages with the social-political and formal contexts of today. Besides Hirst, represented artists include David Bailey, Bosco Sodi, and Michael Joo.

Set in the vibrant Roma neighbourhood, Terreno Baldío Arte was established in 2005 as an office managing exhibitions of Mexican sculptor Javier Marín's work. The gallery has since expanded to represent local and international artists, working with Fundación Javier Marín to exhibit their work in museums and public spaces.

Our exhibition profiles include press releases, installation images, and for gallery spaces, a selection of artworks being shown in Mexico City. They also include access to profiles of exhibiting artists.

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Museo Jumex, in the high-end neighbourhood of Polanco, hosts iconic names of modern and contemporary art, including Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, and Tacita Dean. Here, you will also find the world's largest private collection of Latin American art.

Old European masters and prehispanic Mexican pieces present a diverse showing at Museo Soumaya. One might expect to see works by El Greco and Da Vinci, as well as modernists such as Salvador Dalí, Vincent van Gogh, and Auguste Rodin.

Museo Experimental El Eco was designed by artist Mathias Goeritz in 1952, as a penetrable sculpture countering functional architecture trends of the 1950s. Located in the city's historic centre, the space was bought by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2004 to create a meeting space for the arts that also supports architecture via an annual contest.

Museo Kaluz offers a rare opportunity to visit the private collection of founder and arts patron Antonio del Valle Ruiz, made public in 2020. Figurative painting features prominently amid the 1,800 or so pieces, including works by well-known artists like Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.

Casa Vecina functions as an exhibition space focused on research and showcasing artistic processes. The institution also organises seminars and workshops, while supporting resident artists' research projects with funding and infrastructure.

Nestled in Chapultepec Park, Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola centres the emerging Mexican and international art scene, and supports local and international curatorial projects by promising talent. Art as research is among its central focuses.

Our team regularly covers shows and art news relevant to Mexico City. Ocula has interviewed many of the world's leading artists who show regularly in Mexico City galleries and museums, such as Francis Alÿs. Our editorial team also covers exhibitions via Insights and Features.

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