ART WEEK IN MEXICO CITY
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ART WEEK IN MEXICO CITY 〰️
February 1 to 8, 2027
Art Week, seen by someone who grew up here
Every February, ZONA MACO, Latin America’s leading contemporary art fair, opens in Mexico City, and the whole city joins in. Galleries, museums, and independent spaces open new shows the same week, and artists and collectors arrive from around the world.
I was born and raised in Mexico City, and I’d love to show you the city I know: the neighborhoods I walk, the places I eat, and the corners most visitors never find. You won’t feel like a tourist here. Together, we’ll see the fair, visit galleries, discover established and emerging artists, and spend our days in a city where art, architecture, and design are part of everyday life.
This is more than a trip to an art fair. It’s Mexico City through the eyes of an artist, and of someone who still calls it home.
A week of Inspiration
This is not a workshop, and it’s not a sales trip. It’s a week built around seeing as much good art as possible, then having the time and the company to talk about it. Every February, Mexico City becomes one of the most exciting places in the world to see art, and this week is about being right in the middle of it.
The week moves at an easy pace, with full days out in the city and plenty of room to slow down. We travel as a small group of people who love art, and by the end of the week, you’ll have seen more of it than most people see in a year, and made a few friends along the way.
Inside the week
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Latin America’s largest contemporary art fair, February 3 to 7. Hundreds of galleries under one roof, seen side by side with people who love art as much as you do.
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The smaller, more experimental fairs that pop up across the city during Art Week. BADA, Acme, Material.
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Evening openings across the city. During Art Week, Mexico City’s galleries throw their doors open at night. We visit a selection of them together, from established names to young spaces in Roma and San Rafael, with a drink in hand and new work on the wall
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Museums and architecture. Between fair days, we visit the places that tell the story of Mexican art, from Diego Rivera’s murals at the Palacio de Bellas Artes to the Museo Nacional de Antropología and the contemporary collections at Museo Jumex. Along the way, the city’s architecture does the rest, from colonial stone in the Centro Histórico to Luis Barragán’s quiet modernism.
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Markets, neighborhoods, and the meals Gaby actually eats when she’s home.