Following an international design competition launched in January 2026 , the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama (MAC Panamá) announced the selection of Mexican architects Palma + Taller TO to design its new building. The museum is described as "a new cultural infrastructure open to the city, conceived from the identity, climate, and landscape of Panama ." The future museum headquarters will be located in the corregimiento of San Francisco, to consolidate the area as a hub of cultural activity