Temporary

Banco de México holds a central place in Mexico’s architectural heritage, particularly its main building. This exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of this iconic building, highlighting its capacity to adapt and endure over time in response to the needs and visions of its users and designers.

Through a combination of historical resources and contemporary testimonials, the public is invited to explore the diverse layers of meaning and legacy that define this remarkable piece of Mexican architectural heritage.

On June 22, 1992, a new monetary unit of the Mexican monetary system was introduced with the purpose to reduce the number of figures in the national currency, facilitate its understanding and handling, streamline financial transactions, and enhance the efficiency of computer systems.

The newly established monetary unit was denoted by the term 'nuevos pesos' and represented by the symbol 'N$'. A strong advertising campaign was conducted at the time to convey its practical attributes to society.

In this commemorative exhibit, you will have the opportunity to see the coins and banknotes that were part of this transformation. You will also find historical materials used in the advertising campaign as part of its transition, including brochures and radio commercials.

One of the first attempts to issue paper money in Mexico took place 210 years ago in the town know today as San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, when between July and August the authorities designed titles in cardboard pieces with a value of half a real.

In this commemorative exhibition you will appreciate the issued Cardboards of San Miguel el Grande, as well as other numismatic pieces that were used as money of necessity; that is, coins that satisfied the demand for cash when the official coinage was unable to meet it.

The exhibition revisits the notion of duality and cyclicality inherent to the myth of Coyolxauhqui, linking it with the concepts of transformation and reconstruction, thus creating a social imaginary that is reflected in three different sections that explore the cultural identity, the resonance of the lunar goddess on people’s lives nowadays, and her power as a symbol of healing.

Composed of pieces created by 10 national artists, as well as by a selection of objects from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

As part of the 50th anniversary of the World Environment Day, this exhibition features numismatic pieces from different parts of the world, representing marine and coastal fauna, to celebrate the biodiversity of these ecosystems and to reflect on the environmental measures necessary to guarantee their conservation.

The environmental stability of the habitats that make up our planet is crucial for the species that cohabit it to prosper in the future.

Coins and banknotes are symbols that showcase historical, cultural and natural landmarks. Through them, several countries grant recognition to the heritage that defines them.

Visit the new temporary exhibit UNFOLDINGS: ART I BANKNOTES I SHREDDED BANKNOTES I SHAVINGS I DESIGN, which focuses on the importance of environmental, cultural and social sustainability.

The exhibit is from the fifth edition of the program ART I BANKNOTES I SHREDDED BANKNOTES I SHAVINGS I DESIGN, which relies on the participation of both domestic and international artists. It is comprised of 45 artworks made out of shredded banknotes and shavings.

The pieces were made in a screen format, with three nuclear themes: the organic, anthropological and graphic.

This exhibit pays homage to women who worked for equal rights as well as those who worked for voting rights and have been immortalized on the banknotes of various countries around the world. Visit us to get to know these numismatic pieces in the Museo Banco de México.

The central figure is one of the most outstanding revolutionary feminists in Mexico: Hermila Galindo, depicted on the 1000-peso banknote in the G banknote family issued by Banco de México. In addition to this piece, international banknotes are shown with compositions that integrate portraits of famous suffragists such as Catalina Helen Spencer (Australia), Kate Sheppard (New Zealand), Josefa Llanes Escoda (the Philippines) and Eva Duarte de Perón (Argentina).

A year ago, on September 24, the Banco de México Museum was inaugurated. We have written the story of our first year together with all our visitors, as a space that reconnects the public with their central bank, in a way that is interactive and dynamic.

The Museum is celebrating its first anniversary with this temporary exhibition focused on the Banco de México Museum commemorative medal, including an iconographic analysis of the medal and a review of the history and functions of the main vault, an architectural feature that was become the Museum’s icon in the aim of transmitting one of our most important messages; Banco de México is your central bank.

The Banco de México Museum presents the exhibit Markets from the Perspective of Contemporary Art, a collective sampling of works that invites us to reflect on the concept of markets as a space for the economic, social and cultural encounters in which we continually interact.

In this exhibit, the Banco de México Museum establishes bridges between the central bank, artists and society. The curation includes 39 works of art in the aim of allowing visitors to perceive through sensory and reflective experience how they are linked to the ecosystem of the markets, from the most immediate contexts in physical and local markets, to global financial markets.

We invite visitors to connect with the various concepts present in any type of market, such as supply, demand and prices, as well as discover the impact of our decisions on the conformation of markets and how these make themselves felt in our daily lives.