General News

After a nine-month restoration period, Guadalajara’s Museo de la Ciudad has reopened to the public, debuting three temporary exhibitions with interesting local themes.

A surge in “vishing” has forced Citibanamex to post warnings on its clients’ online account pages about ongoing telephone scams.

Masks from all over Mexico will be on show at the Refugio Cultural Center in Tlaquepaque, which hosts the first National Festival of Traditional Masks Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7.

An Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane that first flew in 1947, will be used to “seed bomb” parts of the Primavera Forest outside Guadalajara that have been devastated by fires in recent years.

Saturday, May 20, the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series present Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Mozart’s masterpiece based the legend of Don Juan that blends comedy and melodrama to magnificent effect.

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Guadalajara welcomes a reappearance next week by Shen Yun, a U.S.-based non-profit performing arts and entertainment company operated by the Falun Gong religious movement, known for its views against the Chinese Communist Party, anti-evolutionary stance and ties to some far right-wing organizations. 

Fancy trying out some local brews, then head over to Cerveza México Guadalajara, a beer-themed trade show/festival at Expo Guadalajara on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13.

You can experience the genius of painter, inventor, scientist and astronomer Leonardo Da Vinci at the Da Vinci Genius Immersive Experience (Da Vinci il Genio), which will continues its run at Plaza Patria in Guadalajara until at least May 23.