As Mérida’s art community continues to flourish, November brings a wave of exciting exhibitions and events that celebrate creativity, collaboration, and the power of visual storytelling. From luminous glass installations inspired by water to collective showcases of international and local talent, the city’s galleries are alive with color, emotion, and innovation. Here’s your guide to the must-see art happenings this month.
Maya Lan – Mara Sánchez Renero
Curated by Alberto Ríos de la Rosa
Photographer Mara Sánchez Renero presents Maya Lan, a visually striking exploration of identity, nature, and technology within the contemporary Maya world. Her work merges photography, installation, and narrative to portray new imaginaries of the region—where ancestral roots and modern realities converge.|
Open Hours: Wed & Thursday 6pm-12pm Friday and Saturday 1pm-12pm Sunday 1pm-10pm
📍 Salón Gallos, Calle 63 #459-B, Parque de La Mejorada, Centro, Mérida
🗓 On view: Until January 15, 2026
🎟 Organized by FOCO Lab, supported by Secretaría de Cultura (Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales)
Museo de la Ciudad
Museo de la Ciudad does an fantastic job of curating and bringing together some of Merida’s artists. The buidling is the iconic and historic former post office and there are several halls for art exhibitions.
Currently on display and worth seeing:
- Bryan Portrillo: Ciudad en Movimiento: Sociedad de la entropia / City in Motion: Society of Entropy
- Vida y costumbres: el Mercado Lucas de Galvez y sus alrededores / Life and Customs: The Lucas de Gálvez Market and Its Surroundings in collaboration with the Pedro Guerra Photographic Archive of the Autonomous University of Yucatán
- De Ida y Vuelta / Round Trip work by Fabricio Van Broek
📅 Open: Tuesday to Friday 9am-6pm Saturday and Sunday 9am-2pm
📍 Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida https://maps.app.goo.gl/8XNoMQPoAj8gubmJ6
📸 Instagram: @museocdmerida
Lux Perpetua Art Centre —
🎨 “Instrucciones para caer en el vacío”
An exhibition by Oscar García Benítez and Moisés Cervantes
📅 Unil January 10th
📍 Lux Perpetua Art Centre, in collaboration with MCV Arte Contemporáneo
This upcoming contemporary art exhibition invites viewers to explore the poetic tension between playfulness and emptiness.
Save the date and prepare to immerse yourself in a world where imagination and introspection meet.
MACAY Collection Exhibition Opening
Join the opening of a special exhibition featuring a curated selection of works from the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Yucatán (MACAY) collection, generously donated to the City of Mérida.
The exhibition showcases the diversity and vitality of art from the second half of the 20th century in the region, highlighting both national and Yucatecan artists whose careers form a living memory of the local artistic heritage and a lasting legacy for future generations.
🎨 A cultural experience open to the whole family.
📅 Date: January 14
🕗 Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Venue: Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida
📍 Address: Calle 56 No. 529, between 65 and 65-A, Centro
🎟️ Admission: Free entry
Construction of Community: Inaugural Exhibition at Galería 25
Galería 25 opens its doors with Construction of Community, an inaugural group exhibition that brings together six artists in dialogue with seven invited collaborators. The show explores ideas of collaboration, artistic exchange, and community-building through diverse practices and perspectives.
Opening during WAY — Week of Art Yucatán, this exhibition marks the beginning of a new contemporary art space in Mérida and invites the public to engage with a collective vision shaped by both local and international voices.
Date: Thursday, January 29
Time: 5:00–8:00 PM
Venue: Galería 25
Address: Calle 25 No. 500, Jesús Carranza
Admission: Free
