National Museum of Mexican Art

NMMA’s Summer Camp: Imaginarte has a few spots available for children aged 7–9. If you’re still looking for a fun and creative outlet for your little one, this is your chance. Participating students will have the opportunity to learn about Mexican art and culture while expressing themselves through various media, including visual and performing arts. Summer camp starts on June 22nd and continues through July 24th. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up today.

Today, we wish a happy birthday to photographer Graciela Iturbide! Born on this day in 1942 in Mexico City, Mexico, Iturbide is known for her photographic compositions, photo essays of her experiences and relationships with Indigenous communities and people in Mexico. Originally intending to study film, Itrurbide found a love for the still, poetic qualities of photography after studying and working with the famed Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Her most notable works include her documentation of the Seri people in 1978 and of Juchitán and the Zapotec people in Oaxaca in 1979. In working with Indigenous communities, Iturbide practices an intentionality with her photographs that centers her relationship with communities. Rather than serving as documentation, her approach centers on the moment, which sometimes means choosing not to photograph. Iturbide says “To me it’s more important to get to know the worlds I travel in; this knowledge is so attractive that photography almost takes second place.” Iturbide has produced some of the most iconic and recognizable images, cementing her as one of Mexico’s most important photographers. Visual Description: Centered on an eggshell-white page is a black-and-white photographic portrait. Seated in a dark-toned chair positioned slightly to the right of the center is a figure, Graciela Iturbide. She wears a light collared long-sleeve jacket over a striped shirt, ankle-length, rolled-hemmed pants, and dark ankle boots. She sits with her elbows on the armrests, her hands in her lap, and her proper left leg crossed over her proper right leg. She faces forward, her expression soft and her short black hair swooping to the left. In the background is the corner of two exterior walls with the panes of two white windows on the left and right. Below, the floor is covered in aged rectangular tiles, a potted plant sitting atop the windowsill slightly tucked behind the right of the chair. Neal Pressley (b. 1948, Paduka, TX), Graciela Iturbide, Coyoacán, México, 1988, gelatin silver print / impresión plata-gelatina, National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection,

Sonido Fest is back on Saturday, August 15th! Last year’s weather put a damper on things, but the festival makes its return with a new lineup of local favorites and much more. Stay tuned and mark your calendar!

Today, we extend immense gratitude and appreciation to all the teachers who work tirelessly to educate the next generations of community members, activists, educators, caretakers, workers, thinkers, and innovators! For decades, around the world, in Mexico and in the United States, educators have supported the right to free and equal education for all people, while also striving for workers’ rights. The National Museum of Mexican Art was founded on the rights of students to space to explore and engage with the history, art, and culture of Mexico and its people. Without the love, care, and resilience of educators, the National Museum of Mexican Art would not exist. NMMA was built by teachers! Visual Description: Centered horizontally on pale mint green paper is a black linocut print. At the center of the print is a portrait of a figure visible from the top of the head to their chest. The figure is turned three-quarters to the left, wearing a collared shirt, a somber expression, and short-cropped, styled black hair. Along the right side of the figure, a busy, detailed background depicts a crowd of various figures, some waving white banners bearing black text reading “Justicia” and “Tenemos Hambre.” In the foreground at the bottom right of the crowd, other figures are seen on the ground in a class with figures dressed in a militant style, brandishing guns. In the left center of the figure, a background depicts a figure looking toward a row of seated figures at desks. Billowing behind them are assorted flags, including a large Mexican flag in the top left corner. At the bottom left is a torn fence. Image: Sarah Jiménez and Alberto Beltrán, Luchas de los maestros (de la carpeta 450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano. Taller de Gráfica Popular) (Teachers' Struggles [from the 450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People portfolio. Taller de Gráfica Popular]), 1960, reproduction from original woodcut / reproducción del grabado original sobre madera, N.N. / S.N., National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, Anonymous Gift

NMMA is committed to providing a welcoming and accessible experience for all our visitors. Borrow a free sensory kit designed for guests with autism and sensory sensitivities at the reception desk. Visual descriptions of Nuestras Historias: Stories of Mexican Identity from the Permanent Collection are also available for free. These descriptions enable visitors who are blind or have low vision to experience the works in the gallery through detailed descriptions of color, composition, style, and other visual elements. Visit the reception desk, where a staff member will be glad to help you check them out. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about our Accessibility offerings.

Join us on Saturday, May 23rd, for Mañanas en el museo, our sensory-friendly morning, and experience the galleries before the museum opens. Take a break in our quiet space, or get creative in our art studio with a self-paced project using air-dry clay and beads. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up.

📣 One Week from Today! 📣 X as Intersection: Lines of Descent Presented by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art (@explorenmma ) Latinx Artist Fellows Santa C. Barraza, Marcus X. Chormicle, and Shizu Saldamando will gather for a conversation exploring how they examine questions of lineage within their creative practices. Through varied multi-media forms and approaches, their work offers generative ways to trace and redefine the contours of belonging. 📍 In-Person at the National Museum of Mexican Art and Online via Zoom 🗓️ May 20, 2026 🕞 4:00-5:30 PM CST 🎟️ Click the 🔗 in bio to RSVP today! 🤝🏽 Moderated by Cesáreo Moreno, Visual Arts Director and Chief Curator, National Museum of Mexican Art, and Mary Thomas, Deputy Director, U.S. Latinx Art Forum. 🌐 Online interpretation provided by Babilla Collective. #LatinxArtistFellowship #LatinxArt #Latinx #ContemporaryArt #XasIntersection #Artists #Art #ArtHistory #Museums #LatinxArtIsAmericanArt #USLAF @uslaforum @explorenmma @chormicle

We are proud to partner with the @csolatinoalliance for Noche mexicana on Friday, May 15! This special evening includes a concert with Mexico's own Aida Cuevas and an afterparty you won't want to miss, featuring Latin grooves spun by DJ Pedrito and bites provided by Chef Carlos López Muñoz of Istmo. Please join us and reserve your seat for just $40 using promo code LASEASON. Get discounted tickets at the link in our bio.

Visit the National Museum of Mexican Art to see compelling exhibitions like Under Pressure: Ana Teresa Fernández. The exhibition is a powerful call to action through art, inspiring urgent action to address climate change. Visitors can view contemporary pieces that reflect the damage done to the planet, irreversible changes, and their consequences. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

We’re still overjoyed from a memorable and successful Gala de Arte! To everyone who supported the evening, including our sponsors, guests, and silent auction donors, thank you for making the celebration so meaningful. We’re especially grateful to @claudioriaz for his generous support of the silent auction, and to the many individuals and businesses who contributed experiences, artwork, and one-of-a-kind items that brought the evening to life. Your generosity was instrumental to the Gala’s success, and we are deeply appreciative.

Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and every loving gesture of all the mothers around the world. We share our endless gratitude for the lessons, the education, and the experiences they craft every day to build the next generation of community leaders, members, friends, allies, and peers that will continue to share the lessons of love and care passed down through generations. ¡Feliz día de las madres! Visual Description: A black ink drawing against a mustard yellow background depicts two standing figures. The figure on the right’s height extends vertically from the top to the bottom borders of the page, their body turned to the left, its body partially cut off by the right edge of the page. They are dressed in an ankle-length skirt and a short-sleeve shirt with long black hair. This figure looks down gently at a shorter figure at the center, the tall figure’s arms extended outward and holding the arms of the central figure. The central figure is facing the tall figure, with their back to the viewer. The central figure is wearing shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, with their hair braided. In the top of the background is a circular geometric patterned motif. Mary Lou Barrera Ureste, Chicanita, 1974, India ink drawing / dibujo en tinta china, National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection,, Gift from the Gil Cárdenas Collection of Latino Art

On Sunday, March 29th, the CASA Folkloric Programs participated in @brookfieldzoo 's Glow Wild: A Lantern Festival of Hope! Students from Cicero District 99 showcased a variety of folkloric dances that demonstrated the connection between environmental conservation and cultural preservation. Thank you, Brookfield Zoo, for hosting our students and families for this unique experience! Photos by: @_pedrosvision23