National Museum of Anthropology hosts Japan Month until 27 November

At the National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropología) in Mexico City, Japan Month is continuing after its opening on 5 November 2026. The programme brings workshops, demonstrations, talks and music to the museum on 7, 14 and 27 November.

Japan Month continues at the museum through 27 November

The National Museum of Anthropology and the Embassy of Japan in Mexico are presenting the programme during November. The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, which oversees the museum, announced the dates and programme details on 4 November 2026.

The remaining schedule includes a shodo calligraphy workshop and a sado tea ceremony on 7 November. On 14 November, an origami workshop will accompany the Maiz y arroz conference, which includes a sushi tasting. The programme ends on 27 November with a discussion on the memories of Japanese immigration to Mexico and a City Pop and Anime Song concert.

The official Japan Month programme assigns the activities to several named spaces. The shodo workshop takes place in the Area of Educational Communication, while the tea ceremony is scheduled for the Ethnography Room.

Named museum spaces give the programme its setting

The opening day placed the programme inside the museum rather than at a separate city venue. Origami and shodo began in the Area of Educational Communication, followed by wadaiko percussion in the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium and an ikebana demonstration in its foyer.

The later programme also uses the Fray Bernardino de Sahagun Auditorium for the archaeology colloquium and the immigration discussion. That arrangement links Japanese cultural activities with the museum's established educational, ethnographic and archaeological spaces, rather than presenting Japan Month as an exhibition.

INAH states that the programme does not include an exhibition. The permanent museum displays instead provide the wider setting, covering the Mesoamerican past and the cultural development of Mexico.

The operator's visitor information places the museum at the junction of Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi in Chapultepec Polanco. The address is in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City.

Visiting National Museum of Anthropology: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Japan Month runs at the museum on 7, 14 and 27 November 2026, following its opening on 5 November 2026.
• Activities have limited capacity, and INAH advises visitors to check the museum's official programme and participation conditions before attending.
• The museum is beside Chapultepec Forest, at Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi; Metro Auditorio on Line 7, Metro Chapultepec on Line 1 and Metrobús Antropología on Line 7 are named transport options.
• The programme uses the Area of Educational Communication, the Ethnography Room, the Fray Bernardino de Sahagun Auditorium and the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium.
• Spanish is the official language used in Mexico, and the national currency is the Mexican peso.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about National Museum of Anthropology

When does Japan Month take place at National Museum of Anthropology?

The programme runs at the museum on 7, 14 and 27 November 2026 after its opening on 5 November 2026.

What is National Museum of Anthropology?

It is a museum in Chapultepec Polanco, Mexico City, with permanent displays on the Mesoamerican past and the cultural development of Mexico.

Where is National Museum of Anthropology and how do you get there?

It stands at Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi. Metro Auditorio, Metro Chapultepec and Metrobús Antropología are the named public transport options.