The Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important artistic and cultural centers established outside Mexico. Its primary mission is to promote and disseminate among the local community, the vast and rich traditions of Mexico's cultural past and present. Throughout, Mexico has always placed a keen emphasis on culture and that has transcended as an important part of the country's identity.

Washington, D.C. is culturally and politically, one of the most privileged and important cities in the world. The Mexican Cultural Institute maintains close contact with its local community, offering an array of artistic and cultural activities as part of its cultural program. These events range from cinema to gastronomy, literature, music and visual and performing arts.

The Mexican Cultural Institute, situated on a magnificent mansion on 16th Street, N.W. has become an important meeting place for the intellectual and artistic communities on both sides of the border. The institute has developed a close relationship with cultural institutions of the nation's capital such as, the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, among others and, in mutual collaboration, it has developed comprehensive artistic and cultural programs aimed at fostering understanding between our nations.