French photographer Philippe Paquet’s exhibition “Mongolia: From the Gobi Desert to the Altai Mountains” made its world debut August 14, 2025, at Mexico City’s National Museum of World Cultures (Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo, MNCM).
This exhibition, featuring 25 photographs, marks the first Mongolia exhibition in the museum’s storied history and celebrates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Mongolia.
The opening drew a distinguished international gathering, including United States Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson, Romanian Ambassador Marius Gabriel Lazurca, Libyan Ambassador Sana El Mansouri, and diplomatic representatives from Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, underscoring this cultural debut’s significance as a bridge between nations and continents.
Cultural leaders underscored the exhibition’s role as a conduit between nations.
José Luis Perea González, Technical Secretary of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH), said, “Thanks to the talent of Philippe Paquet, we enter the heart of Mongolia. His lens does not only capture images, it accompanies stories.”
Alejandra Gómez Colorado, Director of MNCM, emphasized the milestone: “Never before had we presented an exhibition on Mongolia. Philippe Paquet’s images are truly sublime, opening a journey of discovery into that vast country of Asia.”
Enrique Arturo Gutiérrez López Portillo, Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Mexico, added: “Paquet carries us from the Gobi to the Altai, capturing the essence of Mongolian life and celebrating the unity of two cultures.”
Presenting Paquet with the Cultural Envoy of Mongolia Award, Gankhuyag Natsag praised “images that reveal not only landscapes and traditions, but heart and soul.”
The exhibition is organized by INAH in collaboration with the Embassy of Mongolia in the United States and under the patronage of Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Mexico.
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Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo
Moneda 13, Historic Center, Mexico City
August 14, 2025 to January 31, 2026
