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Mexico City will host soccer exhibit timed to the 2026 World Cup

2025-11-26 23:04
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A private museum will feature 100 soccer-themed works while the Estadio Azteca hosts five World Cup matches across town.

Mexico City will host soccer exhibit timed to the 2026 World CupStory byBrendan RuberryWed, November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM UTC·1 min read

A Mexico City museum is hosting a soccer-themed art exhibition to coincide with next year’s FIFA World Cup.

at Museo Jumex will feature 100 works by 60 artists in CDMX’s Polanco neighborhood; while, across town, the Estadio Azteca hosts five World Cup matches, including the tournament’s kick-off one.

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In addition to commissioning new works for the exhibition, will include some well-known ones, including Melanie Smith and Rafael Ortega’s — in which dozens of public school students hold up posters at Estadio Azteca to form an image of a pre-Hispanic artifact — and Marta Minujín’s , which shows a gigantic bikini-clad blonde woman sprawling out over a stadium.

— Brendan RuberryAdvertisementAdvertisement