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Vivir la Tierra at the National Museum of Mexican Art

National Museum of Mexican Art · Pilsen

Vivir la Tierra: Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026

Now showing15 August 2026 – 7 February 2027·Free

More than forty works acquired over sixteen years — photography, painting, sculpture and video — exploring land as a site of belonging, labour and memory, from 19th-century landscapes to contemporary Pilsen.

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