Art galleries exhibition spaces foundations and cultural centers Mexico

This cultural center is located in a villa of the beginning of the twentieth century whose style is inspired by Irish manors of the time (very austere compared to traditional Mexican architecture). The Tudor-style portico and mahogany woodworks are now characteristic of the legacy left to the city by the Irish businessman and patron Guillermo Purcell. The cultural center includes contemporary art exhibitions carried out by local artists.

It is Guadalajara's main contemporary art exhibition centre, allowing many local artists speaking on various media to display their work.

Enlace Civil is an association that channels assistance to indigenous communities. They also sell handicrafts. The Barrio Mexicanos is located in the northwest of Santo Domingo Convent.

A chic gallery presenting the great names of the country's plastic arts, mainly the artists of Oaxaca (Abelardo Lopez, Alejandra Villegas, Amador Montes, Enrique Flores, Francisco Toledo, etc.), from Baja California (Alejandra Phelts de Mexicali, Alejandro Martínez-Peña of Tijuana and Alfonso Arámbula, a local). Some international works also.

Maison de la culture where one teaches painting, literature, dance and music. Located in a park that is very pleasant to visit, close to the public laundry and the parque Benito Juárez.

Appointed in honour of the Cuban poet and revolutionary (1853-1895), this museum is devoted to foreign, French and American interventions in particular in Latin America (the expression «intervention» was used by Napoleon III to justify his action).

Casa de Cultura Jesús Reyes Heroles is a cultural centre where different cultural and artistic activities are organised (painting courses, ceramics, photography…) as well as interesting temporary exhibitions. In the interior garden, you can enjoy a bronze sculpture that represents Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, nature.

It is the National Institute of Anthropology and History. Many information about cave paintings as well as explanations about possible walks.

This residence, designed by eminent Mexican architect Luis Barragán (1902-1988), blends rural architecture withhacienda elements, housing both a cultural center and a cafeteria. Acclaimed for its elegant and unique design, the house was declared a national monument in 2006. Commissioned in 1928 by Efraín González Luna, founder of the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), it is a must-see for lovers of architecture, history and art. In Mexico City, don't miss Casa Gilardi, an unforgettable tribute to Barragán.