Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska's typewriter, photographs go on display
Published on April 17, 2026.
Elena Poniatowska, a renowned Mexican writer and journalist, is set to go on display in Mexico City in an exhibition exploring her career in journalism and literature. The exhibition, which includes an old Smith Corona typewriter, letters from literary contemporaries, and photographs, will be held at the Museo del Estanquillo, the museum founded by Poniotowska's close friend and literary partner, Carlos Monsivais. The exhibit also includes a 1955 essay on photography by Mexican painter Diego Rivera, a letter from author Fernando del Paso and photographs from Poniatowskika's interviews with figures influential in Mexico's artistic, political, and social life. Despite her protests, Poniatowka remains active and lucid at age 93.
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