Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, Art museum and cultural center in Roma district, Mexico City, Mexico.

The Salón de la Plástica Mexicana is an art museum and arts centre in the Roma district of Mexico City, showing contemporary Mexican art across several gallery rooms. The building houses paintings, sculptures, and other works made by artists who are active members of the institution itself.

Founded in 1949 with fifty-two founding members, the Salón opened at the former Mont-Orendáin gallery in the historic centre, outside the Palacio de Bellas Artes, with doors open until 10 p.m. except Mondays. Its first director, Susana Gamboa, staged an opening show of paintings by Feliciano Peña, an early defector from the muralist school. Strict juries of art-school directors and critics vetted each submission. Fernando Castro Pacheco, Arturo García Bustos, Rina Lazo and Luis Nishizawa remain active members.

The name refers to the visual arts, and the institution has kept a roster of leading Mexican artists since its founding, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Each year it mounts individual and themed shows, among them a 2009 exhibition on the Day of the Dead, and it takes part in the Corredor Cultural Roma-Condesa.

The space sits in Roma, a walkable neighbourhood with cafés and other galleries nearby, which makes it easy to combine with other stops. It is worth checking the opening hours before you go, as they can vary depending on the day.

The roughly 400 members of the institution are all recognized Mexican artists who run it as an autonomous collective, without external management. This means that the works on display are chosen by the artists themselves, and the direction of the space is decided from within.