Entertainment · Books & Arts · 3 hrs ago
Fomento Cultural Banamex marks 55 years and begins a new phase
Fomento Cultural Banamex marked 55 years in Mexico City and began a new phase focused on bringing art, history and culture to more people, especially younger generations.
Since 1971, it has held nearly 680 exhibitions that have drawn more than 52 million visitors.
Its collection of art from Banco Nacional de México includes about 4,000 paintings and works by artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Its folk art collection holds nearly 12,000 groups of pieces by Mexican and Ibero-American creators.
The institution also supports artisans through training, stronger workshops and efforts to save techniques at risk of disappearing.
Its work aims to preserve and share Mexico’s cultural heritage through exhibitions, research, publications and conservation projects.
Its next phase will continue that work while seeking to reach more people.
Fomento Cultural Banamex marked 55 years of work preserving, studying and sharing Mexico’s cultural heritage.
The institution began a new phase focused on bringing art, history and culture to more people, especially younger generations.
It has developed nearly 680 exhibitions, visited by more than 52 million people.
Its Banco Nacional de México art collection includes about 4,000 paintings, while its folk art collection has nearly 12,000 groups of pieces.
The anniversary gathering took place at Foro Valparaíso in Mexico City.
- Who
- Fomento Cultural Banamex, a cultural institution associated with Banamex.
- What
- It marked 55 years and began a new phase focused on bringing cultural heritage to more people.
- When
- The anniversary was reported on November 11, 2026. The institution was created in 1971.
- Where
- The celebration took place at Foro Valparaíso in Mexico City.
- Why
- The new phase aims to bring art, history and culture to more people, especially younger generations.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Fomento Cultural Banamex was created.
The institution began its Program to Support Folk Art.
The institution marked its 55th anniversary and announced a new phase focused on reaching more people.
- Years of work
- 55
- Exhibitions
- Nearly 680, visited by more than 52 million people
- Banco Nacional de México art collection
- About 4,000 paintings
- Folk art collection
- Nearly 12,000 groups of pieces
- Anniversary venue
- Foro Valparaíso, Mexico City
1 source
What people are saying
That is why I believe investing in culture is, in reality, investing in people. It is betting on what strengthens the social fabric and gives depth to our development
Today we celebrate 55 years of work, commitment and results. And, above all, we celebrate the conviction to continue building the next chapter of this story for generations to come.