On a recent morning, as jacarandas blossomed all around, a “closed for installation” notice hung on virtually every gallery door across town. In a few weeks, the city would be completely covered in pale indigo, signalling the anticipated return of Mexico City Art Week.

Mexico City Art Week 2025 has kicked off with Zona Maco, BADA and other high-profile contemporary art events around the capital.

I’m enthralled with the creativity and the excitement around the growing art scene here,” said Anne Pasternak, the head of the Brooklyn Museum, who’s in town for the festivities. She wore earrings she bought from the Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernandez while chatting with Fernandez herself at the designer’s buzzy booth in the design section of Zona Maco.

Despite funding cuts, tariff fears and gentrification, new voices invigorate the capital’s thriving mix of museums and galleries