Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, July 13, 2026 — A month-long exhibition combining photography, poetry and student artwork is giving the parish museum beside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church a wider role in Centro Histórico’s cultural life.
The exhibition opened July 11 with photographs by José Arreola Curiel, poems by Vibiana Curiel Guzmán, work by guest poet Audiel Valdovinos and paintings created by art students. Some of the poetry addresses the care of nature, while other pieces connect with the centennial of the parish’s sworn feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Violinist Jorge Moisés Hernández performed during the opening, which also included museum coordinator Isela Mariscal and representatives of the parish and Puerto Vallarta City Council.
The immediate event is a relatively small exhibition. Its significance lies in how the museum’s temporary gallery is now being used.
When the first phase of the parish museum opened in 2022, four of seven planned exhibition rooms had been completed. The project included space dedicated to sacred art, historical photographs, documents, videos and objects connected with the parish and the city’s development from Las Peñas into Puerto Vallarta.
A separate room was reserved to host changing exhibitions. Parish officials said at the time that the temporary gallery had already presented paintings by local artists, children’s drawings, poetry, sculpture and religious silverwork.
The current photography and poetry exhibition continues that part of the original museum plan. Rather than operating only as a collection of church artifacts, the site is providing contemporary creators with access to an exhibition room in one of downtown’s busiest sections.
A separate report on the opening identified Mariscal as a central figure in the development of the museum’s arts programming.
The parish museum occupies a different place in the downtown arts network than commercial galleries or municipal stages. Its exhibitions sit inside a functioning religious complex whose collection also documents local faith, architecture and community history.
That places it within a compact cultural corridor near Plaza de Armas, the Malecón and the Naval Museum. Recent PVDN coverage has also tracked the Naval Museum’s expanded evening programming and the participation of young local writers in Puerto Vallarta’s International Poetry Week.
Together, those activities have created more opportunities to see local art and attend cultural events without leaving Centro Histórico.
Organizers have not published a complete catalog of the July exhibition or identified all participating student artists. It is also unclear whether any displayed work is available to purchase.
The exhibition is expected to remain open through July at the Museo de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, located at Miguel Hidalgo 370 in Colonia Centro.
The parish’s official website lists hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, with Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The July 11 opening was advertised with free admission. Neither the event report nor the parish website clearly states whether an admission charge or donation applies during the remainder of the exhibition. The parish office can be reached at 322-222-1326.
