National Museum of Anthropology hosts photo forum on 23 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 07:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropología) in Mexico City will host the 27th National Meeting of Phototheques on 23 October 2026. The programme marks 50 years of the National Phototheque and brings a photography award and two discussion panels to the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium.
Photography forum comes to the museum on 23 October
The event is organised within the National Institute of Anthropology and History network, which is responsible for the National Phototheque. The official programme begins with the Photography Merit Medal for artists Gilberto Chen Charpentier and Ana Casas Broda.
The ceremony is followed by the panels Rutas de la investigación al acto creador and Narrativas en la página. The first panel includes Armando Cristeto Patiño, Carla Rippey, Laura González Flores and Gerardo Suter. The second brings together Alquimia editor Arturo Ávila Cano with Vesta Mónica Herrerías, León Muñoz Santini and Alberto Tovalín Ahumada. Details of the 23 October programme place the meeting in the museum auditorium.
National Museum of Anthropology links displays with photographic heritage
The meeting gives the museum a temporary role as a forum for photographic research, rather than only a venue for archaeology and ethnography. That connection is specific to the 2026 programme: the building will host discussions about images and archives while its permanent collections present material culture from Mexico.
The National Phototheque was founded after the Mexican government acquired the Casasola Archive in 1976. Its collection now covers more than 180 years of photography in Mexico and is organised across areas including conservation, cataloguing, digitisation, research, exhibitions and the main archive.
The museum itself lists temporary exhibitions running into late 2026, including El Códice de Azcatitlan, Tonos y sombras and Nahuas. Entre la Huasteca y la Sierra. Its visitor information and collections identify archaeology and ethnography as its two principal collection areas.
Visiting National Museum of Anthropology: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The 27th National Meeting of Phototheques takes place on 23 October 2026 in the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium, with the medal presentation followed by two discussion panels.
- The programme is scheduled inside the museum, and the official announcement names the venue and programme but does not announce a closure or a changed entrance for the wider collections.
- The museum stands at Avenida Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi in Chapultepec, in the Miguel Hidalgo district of Mexico City. Confirmed public transport options include Auditorio station on Metro Line 7, Chapultepec station on Line 1 and the Antropología stop on Metrobús Line 7.
- The site contains archaeology and ethnography collections, with temporary displays in addition to the event auditorium. Visitors should expect a museum complex with exhibition galleries and dedicated auditorium spaces.
- Spanish is the official language used for the museum information and programme, and the national currency is the Mexican peso.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about National Museum of Anthropology
When does the National Meeting of Phototheques take place at the National Museum of Anthropology?
The meeting takes place on 23 October 2026 in the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium.
What is happening at the National Museum of Anthropology on 23 October?
The programme presents the Photography Merit Medal to Gilberto Chen Charpentier and Ana Casas Broda, followed by two discussion panels.
Where is the National Museum of Anthropology and how do you get there?
The museum is at Avenida Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi in Chapultepec, Mexico City. Auditorio Metro station, Chapultepec Metro station and the Antropología Metrobús stop are confirmed transport options.
