Bank of Mexico

The Bank of Mexico is a building in Centro Histórico, Mexico City, that serves as both a financial institution and a museum housing exhibitions on currency and monetary policy across multiple floors. The architecture combines modernist lines with functional spaces designed specifically to present numismatic collections and economic explanations.

The bank was established in 1925 to create the first national banking regulation in Mexico and systematize control over currency. Over the following decades, it became the central organ for monetary policy and played a key role in the country's economic modernization.

The name reflects the institution's founding as the national monetary authority and its role in shaping financial policy across Mexico. Visitors today walk through galleries where pre-Hispanic currency sits beside modern banknotes, experiencing how concepts of money evolved over centuries.

The museum opens Tuesday through Friday between 10 AM and 5 PM, with guided visits available after online reservation. The rooms are accessible via stairs and elevators, allowing visitors to move through floors at their own pace.

The vault room displays genuine gold bars alongside original printing plates used to produce Mexican pesos during different eras. Visitors can examine the tools and materials that created physical currency before digital systems took over production.