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Franz Mayer Unveils 40th-Anniversary Year With Football Design, AI Showcase and New Spaces

Autonomous funding underpins high-profile loans that the museum is using to refresh its audience.

Overview

  • At a Mexico City press conference, the museum detailed a yearlong 2026 program and launched public activities with a Noche de Museos sleepover on Jan. 28 and the first exhibition opening this week.
  • “Futbol: Diseñando una pasión,” curated by Kevin Moore, will trace design across nine World Cups held in the Americas and open two months before the tournament begins in Mexico City.
  • The museum will present AI: More than Human from London’s Barbican Centre, exploring how artificial intelligence shapes creative practice in art and design.
  • A 70th anniversary World Press Photo exhibition will feature original archive prints shown in Mexico for the first time, building on a 27-year collaboration with the institution.
  • New spaces—the Sala de Diseño y Procesos and the Biblioteca Viva de Diseño—will debut with “Mockups before Fuckups,” as the museum emphasizes its no-public-funds model and a shift to a 20–30 core audience.