Our Mexico City directory lists 56 art venues on 2 November 2026: 27 commercial galleries, 16 museums, 4 fair venues, 3 artist-run spaces, 1 auction house and 5 spaces that fit none of those labels. This is the count of our own directory, not of the whole city, and the sections below show how those 56 divide by type, neighbourhood and opening day.
Key takeaways
- The Art of NOMA venues directory lists 56 published venues on 2 November 2026.
- Commercial galleries are the largest group with 27 venues, followed by 16 museums, 5 spaces labelled other, 4 fair venues, 3 artist-run spaces and 1 auction house.
- Roma Norte and Roma Sur together list 10 venues, San Miguel Chapultepec 9 and Juárez 8, so these three areas hold 27 of the 56.
- 23 of the 27 commercial galleries sit in Roma, San Miguel Chapultepec or Juárez; all 7 venues listed in Centro Histórico are museums.
- Of the 21 commercial galleries with listed hours, none lists Sunday and 6 list Monday; 12 of the 13 museums with listed hours leave Monday out.
- On 2 November 2026 the lowest-priced work in the Art of NOMA catalogue is MX$2,342.
How many art venues does our directory list?
On 2 November 2026 the Art of NOMA venues directory holds 56 published venues in Mexico City. Each entry carries a type, a neighbourhood label and, where we could find it, an address, a website and opening hours. We built the directory to help collectors plan a day of looking, and counting it is a simple way to see what the city’s art map looks like from a collector’s side.
It helps to be exact about what the number is. It is the number of venues we have chosen to list, not a count of every gallery or project space in the city. We do not know a reliable city-wide total, and we found no primary source that gives one, so this guide does not offer a figure for the whole city. If you are looking for a guided route rather than a count, our guide to art galleries in Mexico City walks through the main areas.
What kinds of venues make up the 56?
Every venue in the directory has one type label. Commercial galleries are the largest group, and museums come second. The table shows the full split, with the share of the 56 in the last column.
| Type | Venues | Share of the 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial galleries | 27 | 48% |
| Museums | 16 | 29% |
| Other spaces | 5 | 9% |
| Fair venues | 4 | 7% |
| Artist-run spaces | 3 | 5% |
| Auction houses | 1 | 2% |
Commercial galleries are spaces that show and sell work for the artists they represent, such as kurimanzutto, OMR and Galería de Arte Mexicano, all of which have their own entries. The museum group runs from the Palacio de Bellas Artes in the historic centre to Museo Tamayo, which gives its own address as Paseo de la Reforma 51 in the Bosque de Chapultepec, and our guide to contemporary art museums covers the contemporary ones in detail.
Fair venues are the buildings that host Art Week fairs. One example is Proyectos Públicos, at Calle General Prim 30-32 in Colonia Juárez, which Salón ACME names as the venue of its No. 14 edition on 4 to 8 February 2027. The three artist-run spaces are small by design; our guide to artist-run spaces in Mexico City explains why they matter even though they are the smallest group here.
The five spaces labelled other, such as Casa Ortega and G.56 Hub Creativo, are listed separately because they do not fit the gallery, museum, fair or artist-run labels. Keeping them apart stops the main groups from being stretched to cover places they do not describe, and it keeps each percentage in the table honest.
Where do the commercial galleries cluster?
The directory’s neighbourhood labels show a clear pattern. San Miguel Chapultepec has 9 venues, Juárez 8, Centro Histórico 7, and Roma Norte and Roma Sur 5 each. Chapultepec has 4, Lomas de Chapultepec and San Rafael 2 each, and seven neighbourhoods have one venue apiece. Seven more are filed under other because they do not sit in an area we group separately. Together these add up to 56.
| Area (directory label) | All venues | Commercial galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Roma Norte and Roma Sur | 10 | 10 |
| San Miguel Chapultepec | 9 | 8 |
| Juárez | 8 | 5 |
| Centro Histórico | 7 | 0 |
| Chapultepec | 4 | 0 |
| Polanco | 1 | 1 |
| San Rafael | 2 | 1 |
| Listed as other | 7 | 2 |
| Lomas de Chapultepec and single-venue areas | 8 | 0 |
Read the last column first. Of the 27 commercial galleries, 23 are in Roma, San Miguel Chapultepec or Juárez, which is about 85%. The two Roma areas split the galleries evenly, with 5 each, while San Miguel Chapultepec’s 8 include kurimanzutto and Galería de Arte Mexicano. That is why a gallery day in Mexico City usually means walking one of these areas, and why we wrote a walk for each: Roma Norte and Roma Sur, San Miguel Chapultepec and Juárez.
The areas with no commercial galleries are just as telling. All 7 venues in Centro Histórico are museums, and three of the 4 in Chapultepec are museums, with the fourth labelled other. If your priority is museum time, those two areas are the efficient choice; if it is meeting galleries and asking about artists, the first three are. The remaining commercial galleries are spread thin, with one in Polanco, one in San Rafael and two listed under other.
Which days of the week are venues open?
Of the 56 venues, 36 list opening hours in our directory. They are 21 commercial galleries, 13 museums and 2 artist-run spaces. The hours are the ones each venue publishes, and they change, so check the venue before you travel. The pattern across them is still useful.
Among the 21 commercial galleries with listed hours, none lists Sunday, and 6 list Monday. Most open from Tuesday to Friday, with a shorter Saturday. Museums are the reverse. Twelve of the 13 museums with listed hours name Sunday, and 12 of the 13 leave Monday out; the exception is Museo Kaluz, which lists Tuesday as its closed day. A Monday is therefore the hardest day to see anything, while a Sunday is a museum day.
Saturday sits in between. Sixteen of the 21 commercial galleries with listed hours include a Saturday, usually a shorter day than the weekdays. The five that do not are General Expenses, Galería de Arte Mexicano, Pequod Co., Proyectos Monclova and Galería Hilario Galguera, so a Saturday plan should start from a list rather than from a neighbourhood.
For a collector this suggests a simple split. Plan galleries from Tuesday to Saturday, ideally Tuesday to Friday, and keep Sunday for museums and for the artist-run space that opens then, Factoría, which lists Thursday to Sunday. Two entries in the directory state free admission, so for budget planning see our guide to free art in Mexico City.
What does this count leave out?
Three things. First, it leaves out venues we have not added. A gallery that is not in the directory is not in these numbers, and that includes many good ones. Second, it counts places, not shows: a venue with one exhibition a year and a venue with eight are each counted once. Third, the neighbourhood labels are ours, and a few venues sit near a boundary, so a single entry could move from one area to a neighbour without changing the story.
What the count does give you is a reliable picture of the part of the city that we cover, and it will change as the directory grows. We will restamp the numbers when it does.
How can a collector use these numbers?
Use them to choose where to spend a day. If you have one Tuesday to Friday, the three gallery areas are the place: Roma has 10 commercial galleries in our directory, San Miguel Chapultepec 8 and Juárez 5. Pick one area, check each gallery’s hours the day before, and look at the whole area rather than a single name. The three gallery walks above are built for exactly that.
If you have a Sunday or a Monday, the numbers point the other way. Sunday suits the museums and the artist-run space that opens on weekends, while Monday leaves very little open, and the six commercial galleries that list it are the ones to check first. A short trip can be planned around these two rhythms alone.
Then turn looking into collecting. Start with the guide to emerging art in Mexico City, then browse the full catalogue with prices. On 2 November 2026 the lowest-priced work there is MX$2,342, and a painting such as Adjourn by Alyssa Tang is listed at MX$56,193, which shows the range a first visit can cover. Knowing that range before you walk into a gallery makes the conversation easier.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many art galleries are there in Mexico City?
We do not know a reliable city-wide total and found no primary source that gives one. Our own directory lists 27 commercial galleries and 56 venues in all on 2 November 2026, but that counts only the venues we have chosen to list.
Which neighbourhood has the most galleries?
In our directory, Roma Norte and Roma Sur together list 10 commercial galleries, San Miguel Chapultepec 8 and Juárez 5. Those three areas hold 23 of the 27 commercial galleries.
Are Mexico City galleries open on Sundays?
Among the 21 commercial galleries with listed hours in our directory, none lists Sunday. Twelve of the 13 museums with listed hours do, so Sunday is the day for museums.
Are museums open on Mondays in Mexico City?
Twelve of the 13 museums with listed hours in our directory leave Monday out. Museo Kaluz is the exception, and it lists Tuesday as its closed day.
Verified 2 November 2026 against the Art of NOMA venues directory (56 published venues, their type, neighbourhood and hours fields), the Salón ACME visit page, the Museo Tamayo website and the Art of NOMA works catalogue.
