Meadows Museum Announces Public Programs for Upcoming Exhibitions

The Meadows Museum at SMU is proud to present two major photography exhibitions this fall:

📸 Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson

📸 Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Visions of Mexico

These exhibitions are both opening September 14, 2025. The former features nearly 90 photographs by internationally acclaimed Texas photographer Laura Wilson that offer a deeply personal and expansive view of life across Mexico. The latter presents more than 30 images of Mexico by one of the most influential photographers in Latin America. Together, these exhibitions celebrate the artistic visions of Mexico through two unique lenses—Wilson’s contemporary perspective and Álvarez Bravo’s timeless mastery.

The shows offer a powerful view of Mexican life across the 20th and 21st centuries, told through distinct yet resonant visual voices. Public programming includes a photography-focused lecture series, gallery talks and hands-on art activities for all ages.

A complete calendar of all Meadows Museum programs can be found HERE, including fall events and programs presented in connection with Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson and Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Visions of Mexico.

LECTURES AND TALKS

CUSTARD INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES
Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium
$10/each; free for members at the Individual level and above and SMU faculty/staff/students
Space is limited, advance registration required

Complementing Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson and Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Visions of Mexico, this lecture series presents new scholarly inquiries into the histories of photography in Latin America.

Photographing Evita and Juan Domingo Perón: A Tale of Image Branding
Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6–7 p.m.; purchase tickets here
Lecturer: Iliana Cepero, Assistant Professor of Modern/Contemporary Art History and Visual Studies, The New School

Fotógrafas: Feminist Narratives, Imaginaries and Representations in 20th- and 21st-Century Mexico
Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6–7 p.m.; purchase tickets here
Lecturer: Karen Cordero, Professor Emerita, Universidad Iberoamericana

FAMILY AND DROP-IN PROGRAMS

PRESCHOOL PLAYDATE
Tuesdays: Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9, 9–10 a.m.
Education Studio and Galleries
Free with museum admission; registration required here

This interactive program welcomes children and their adults into the museum before it opens to explore art together, focusing on the making and doing rather than the final product. Enjoy songs and story time led by Highland Park Library staff members, look at a work of art, experience a new art-making process and more.