It’s ready! The new Cineteca Nacional in Chapultepec opens its doors starting today, September 24, to welcome all those who wish to enjoy a movie in an alternative space to the large movie chains in Mexico. To give you a preview of what it looks like before your first visit, this is what the building and a bit of its surroundings look like.
The site is located in the fourth section of Chapultepec Forest, where the recent Cablebús line 3 is also located, and it is worth noting that it was reported at the opening conference that it will be free for one month.
So not only can you go to the ‘lung’ of Mexico City to visit the zoothe Castle or the Lake, you can now enjoy popular and not so popular films starting this Tuesday.
What does the National Film Library of Chapultepec look like?
According to the official X page of the Government of CDMX, the new Cineteca Nacional de Chapultepec It has 8 exhibition rooms, with a capacity divided as follows.
- 2 medium-sized rooms with 367 seats.
- 4 medium-sized rooms with 209 seats.
- 2 small rooms with 125 seats.
On September 24, the building was inaugurated by President López Obrador and President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, who were accompanied by various public servants and actor Damián Alcázar.
Not only will you be able to enter a movie theater, instead, you can attend the scheduled events in the open-air forum with a capacity for 280 people, for now the lineup for both sites is unknown.
It will also have the following spaces, according to information shared on the local government’s social networks.
- Restaurant (the type of food offered at the location is unknown).
- Cafeteria.
- Bookshop.
- Video library.
- Gallery.
- Two-level parking lot with capacity for 220 cars.
- It has administrative offices.
How to get to the new National Film Library in Chapultepec Forest?
On September 24, Cablebús line 3 was inaugurated in the new section of Chapultepec Park and there is a station called ‘Cineteca Nacional’ on the route.
The other option is to take the Interurban Train and get off at the Vasco de Quiroga station, the closest to the new cinematographic art site.
The exact address of the National Film Library Chapultepec en: Military Industries of Sedena, Alvaro Obregon, 01220 Mexico City.
What are the opening hours and schedule of the Cineteca Nacional de Chapultepec?
At the moment, no details have been revealed regarding the opening hours and the venue’s billboard. Even the official website has a caption that says ‘coming soon’, so we recommend keeping an eye on their social networks because it shouldn’t take long for these details to be released.
