Museums
Lugares emblemáticos
The Chapultepec Castle hosts the National History Museum. It is located on top of the Cerro del Chapulín, the most visible hill in the Mexico Valley, and has been vitally important for inhabitants of the region since the 13th century B C.
In 1785, during the Viceroyalty period, the construction of Chapultepec Castle was begun. It is an imponent building which originally was created as a rest home for governors. It has been headquarters of Colegio Militar, where the famous battle against USA army was fought, in which cadets called Niños Héroes died. After that, it was the first Astronomic Observatory.
It was a vacational retreat for rulers during the Mexican Second Empire and also presidential residence. It houses the National History Museum since 1939. The Castle, as we all now know it, has suffered little transformations since Maximiliano and Carlota conditioned it as residence, with the style of great European palaces.
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Schloss Chapultepec
The Chapultepec Castle hosts the National History Museum. It is located on top of the Cerro del Chapulín, the most visible hill in the Mexico Valley, and has been vitally important for inhabitants of the region since the 13th century B C.
In 1785, during the Viceroyalty period, the construction of Chapultepec Castle was begun. It is an imponent building which originally was created as a rest home for governors. It has been headquarters of Colegio Militar, where the famous battle against USA army was fought, in which cadets called Niños Héroes died. After that, it was the first Astronomic Observatory.
It was a vacational retreat for rulers during the Mexican Second Empire and also presidential residence. It houses the National History Museum since 1939. The Castle, as we all now know it, has suffered little transformations since Maximiliano and Carlota conditioned it as residence, with the style of great European palaces.
The Tamayo Museum (Museo Tamayo) was founded by Ruffino Tamayo in 1981, when the Mexican artist donated his own works, in addition to a massive collection of international contemporary art, with the goal of showcasing 20th-century art for the public.
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Museum Tamayo für zeitgenössische Kunst
51 Av. Paseo de la ReformaThe Tamayo Museum (Museo Tamayo) was founded by Ruffino Tamayo in 1981, when the Mexican artist donated his own works, in addition to a massive collection of international contemporary art, with the goal of showcasing 20th-century art for the public.
National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia) in Mexico City contains the world's largest collection of ancient Mexican art and also has ethnographic exhibits about Mexico's present-day indigenous groups.
Highlights:
- The Sun Stone or Aztec Calendar
- Recreation of Pakal's tomb in Maya exhibit room
- Jade mask of the Zapotec Bat God in Oaxaca exhibit room
The museum has 23 permanent exhibit halls. Archaeology exhibits are located on the ground floor and ethnographic exhibits about present-day indigenous groups in Mexico are on the upper level.
When you enter the museum, the rooms on the right hand side show the cultures that developed in Central Mexico and are organized in chronological order. Start on the right and make your way around counter-clockwise to get a feel for how the cultures changed over time, culminating in the Mexica (Aztec) exhibit, full of monumental stone sculptures, of which the most famous is the Aztec Calendar, commonly known as the "Sun Stone."
On the left of the entrance are halls devoted to other cultural areas of Mexico. The Oaxaca and Maya rooms are also very impressive.
Several of the rooms have recreations of archeological scenes: murals in the Teotihuacan exhibit and tombs in the Oaxaca and Maya rooms. This gives the chance to see the pieces in the context in which they were found.
The museum is built around a large courtyard, which is a nice place to sit when you want to take a break. The museum is big and the collection is extensive, so be sure to set aside enough time to do it justice.
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Museo Nacional de Antropologia
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaNational Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia) in Mexico City contains the world's largest collection of ancient Mexican art and also has ethnographic exhibits about Mexico's present-day indigenous groups.
Highlights:
- The Sun Stone or Aztec Calendar
- Recreation of Pakal's tomb in Maya exhibit room
- Jade mask of the Zapotec Bat God in Oaxaca exhibit room
The museum has 23 permanent exhibit halls. Archaeology exhibits are located on the ground floor and ethnographic exhibits about present-day indigenous groups in Mexico are on the upper level.
When you enter the museum, the rooms on the right hand side show the cultures that developed in Central Mexico and are organized in chronological order. Start on the right and make your way around counter-clockwise to get a feel for how the cultures changed over time, culminating in the Mexica (Aztec) exhibit, full of monumental stone sculptures, of which the most famous is the Aztec Calendar, commonly known as the "Sun Stone."
On the left of the entrance are halls devoted to other cultural areas of Mexico. The Oaxaca and Maya rooms are also very impressive.
Several of the rooms have recreations of archeological scenes: murals in the Teotihuacan exhibit and tombs in the Oaxaca and Maya rooms. This gives the chance to see the pieces in the context in which they were found.
The museum is built around a large courtyard, which is a nice place to sit when you want to take a break. The museum is big and the collection is extensive, so be sure to set aside enough time to do it justice.
The Modern Art Museum (MAM) is one of the largest of its kind in Latin America. Its extraordinary collection focuses on the evolution of modern art in Mexico, especially the Mexican School of Painting and the Breakaway Generation.
Located in Chapultepec Forest, the museum consists of two circular buildings with two floors divided into four halls, and a gallery, in addition to a sculpture garden which connects them.
In the Xavier Villaurrutia and Carlos Pellicer halls, visitors can admire the museum’s permanent collection, which include works by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The other halls are used for temporary exhibitions, which display part of the museum’s collection under different views and themes.
The MAM also plays an important role in the research, collection and dissemination of modern and contemporary art.
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Museo de Arte Moderno
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaThe Modern Art Museum (MAM) is one of the largest of its kind in Latin America. Its extraordinary collection focuses on the evolution of modern art in Mexico, especially the Mexican School of Painting and the Breakaway Generation.
Located in Chapultepec Forest, the museum consists of two circular buildings with two floors divided into four halls, and a gallery, in addition to a sculpture garden which connects them.
In the Xavier Villaurrutia and Carlos Pellicer halls, visitors can admire the museum’s permanent collection, which include works by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The other halls are used for temporary exhibitions, which display part of the museum’s collection under different views and themes.
The MAM also plays an important role in the research, collection and dissemination of modern and contemporary art.
It is one of the first functional buildings in Latin America. It consists of four buildings, three studiohouses and a photo lab. They were designed and built by noted architect and artist Juan O'Gorman, according to the vision and ideas of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, who lived in the complex from 1934.
One house was the studio of Diego Rivera and another was Frida Kahlo's, hence they are also known as the Twin Houses.
It became a museum in 1986 and since that time it has promoted, preserved and disseminated the life and work of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Juan O'Gorman. Note that it was in this house that Frida created the the works that would consolidate her as an artist: Lo que el agua me dio, El ojo avizor and El difunto Dimas. While Diego Rivera did most of his easel work here.
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Museo Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
s/n Diego RiveraIt is one of the first functional buildings in Latin America. It consists of four buildings, three studiohouses and a photo lab. They were designed and built by noted architect and artist Juan O'Gorman, according to the vision and ideas of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, who lived in the complex from 1934.
One house was the studio of Diego Rivera and another was Frida Kahlo's, hence they are also known as the Twin Houses.
It became a museum in 1986 and since that time it has promoted, preserved and disseminated the life and work of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Juan O'Gorman. Note that it was in this house that Frida created the the works that would consolidate her as an artist: Lo que el agua me dio, El ojo avizor and El difunto Dimas. While Diego Rivera did most of his easel work here.
The Casa Luis Barragán is a House and Studio museum. Built in 1948, it’s among the most important 20th-century architectural works in the city. Recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site as of 2004, it’s the only individual property in Latin America to hold such a recognition. Barragán’s tremendous influence on modernist Mexican architecture can be seen and felt in nearly every corner of this and many other Mexican cities.
Importantly, the site can only be visited with a reservation made at least one day in advance. Tours are guided Mondays through Fridays only. To request a tour, please send an email to casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, or call 55 5515 4908.
Within, each room is designed to enrich the experience of the function for which it is intended. Warm and serene spaces allow lines and colors to mark the rhythms. All furnishings and decorations are original and combine artisanal production with religious and contemporary works of art.
This house-museum includes the residence and workshop and is the property of the State Government of Jalisco and the Tapatia Luis Barragan Architecture Foundation.
The Casa Luis Barragán is a House and Studio museum. Built in 1948, it’s among the most important 20th-century architectural works in the city. Recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site as of 2004, it’s the only individual property in Latin America to hold such a recognition. Barragán’s tremendous influence on modernist Mexican architecture can be seen and felt in nearly every corner of this and many other Mexican cities.
Importantly, the site can only be visited with a reservation made at least one day in advance. Tours are guided Mondays through Fridays only. To request a tour, please send an email to casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, or call 55 5515 4908.
Within, each room is designed to enrich the experience of the function for which it is intended. Warm and serene spaces allow lines and colors to mark the rhythms. All furnishings and decorations are original and combine artisanal production with religious and contemporary works of art.
This house-museum includes the residence and workshop and is the property of the State Government of Jalisco and the Tapatia Luis Barragan Architecture Foundation.
Las visitas son siempre guiadas, con anticipación mínima de un día, de lunes a viernes y con previa cita. Para solicitar una es necesario enviar un correo electrónico a la dirección casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, o comunicarse al +52 (55) 5515 4908.
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Museum Casa Luis Barragan
12 Gral. Francisco RamírezThe Casa Luis Barragán is a House and Studio museum. Built in 1948, it’s among the most important 20th-century architectural works in the city. Recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site as of 2004, it’s the only individual property in Latin America to hold such a recognition. Barragán’s tremendous influence on modernist Mexican architecture can be seen and felt in nearly every corner of this and many other Mexican cities.
Importantly, the site can only be visited with a reservation made at least one day in advance. Tours are guided Mondays through Fridays only. To request a tour, please send an email to casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, or call 55 5515 4908.
Within, each room is designed to enrich the experience of the function for which it is intended. Warm and serene spaces allow lines and colors to mark the rhythms. All furnishings and decorations are original and combine artisanal production with religious and contemporary works of art.
This house-museum includes the residence and workshop and is the property of the State Government of Jalisco and the Tapatia Luis Barragan Architecture Foundation.
The Casa Luis Barragán is a House and Studio museum. Built in 1948, it’s among the most important 20th-century architectural works in the city. Recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site as of 2004, it’s the only individual property in Latin America to hold such a recognition. Barragán’s tremendous influence on modernist Mexican architecture can be seen and felt in nearly every corner of this and many other Mexican cities.
Importantly, the site can only be visited with a reservation made at least one day in advance. Tours are guided Mondays through Fridays only. To request a tour, please send an email to casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, or call 55 5515 4908.
Within, each room is designed to enrich the experience of the function for which it is intended. Warm and serene spaces allow lines and colors to mark the rhythms. All furnishings and decorations are original and combine artisanal production with religious and contemporary works of art.
This house-museum includes the residence and workshop and is the property of the State Government of Jalisco and the Tapatia Luis Barragan Architecture Foundation.
Las visitas son siempre guiadas, con anticipación mínima de un día, de lunes a viernes y con previa cita. Para solicitar una es necesario enviar un correo electrónico a la dirección casaluisbarragan@gmail.com, o comunicarse al +52 (55) 5515 4908.
The Frida Kahlo Museum is at 247 Calle Londres in the colonia Del Carmen of Coyoacán. The property belonged to the Kahlo family since 1904 and four years after the painter’s death, in 1958, it was converted into a museum.
Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo – Hungarian-German by birth – had the house built in 1904. The historian Beatriz Scharrer, “in the style of the time: a central courtyard surrounded by all the interior rooms, and the exterior totally French.”
The home was the meeting place for many of the great personalities who lived or met with Diego and Frida. Among them, Leon Trotsky, Henry Moore, Remedios Varo, and André Breton.
The House as Museum
It’s not just the personal nature of Kahlo’s work that drives the current fascination with her life and her person. The Casa Azul lets visitors discover more of the deep relationship between Kahlo and Rivera, how they lived, and how they perceived the times in which they lived.
The kitchen has been preserved in its original condition, and remains an important part of the entire house. All the objects within it, including dinnerware and cookware, reflect the impact of Mexican culture on the artists’ daily lives.
While the largest and most important public collection of Kahlo’s original works is at the Dolores Olmedo Museum, the Casa Azul remains exceptionally popular because the artist’s work is not just about paintings.
The purchase of tickets in advance is highly recommended, in part, because the museum is so very well-attended.
Guests often combine a trip to the Frida Kahlo Museum with a visit to the center of Coyoacan or to the market, both of which are within easy walking distance.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing is that one woman’s house every year competes with the National Museum of Anthropology for the title of “most visited museum” in Mexico City.
Ubicada en la calle de Londres en Coyoacán, uno de los barrios más bellos y antiguos de la Ciudad de México, la Casa Azul fue convertida en museo en 1958, cuatro años después de la muerte de la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo.
Era la casa familiar de la pintora, donde transcurrió su infancia y donde vivió los últimos años de su vida. Actualmente es el lugar donde los objetos personales revelan el universo íntimo de la artista latinoamericana más reconocida a nivel mundial. En este lugar se encuentran las obras Viva la Vida (1954), Frida y la cesárea (1931), Retrato de mi padre Wilhem Kahlo (1952), entre otras.
El museo cuenta con diversos descuentos y tarifas especiales para profesores, estudiantes y personas con credencial INAPAM, así como talleres diseñados especialmente para los niños para que, de manera didáctica y gracias a materiales especiales, los pequeños entiendan el mundo en el que vivió la pintora y por qué su arte es una de las grandes aportaciones para la cultura mexicana.
Cuando uno profundiza en el conocimiento de la obra de Frida Kahlo y tiene el privilegio de conocer su hogar, se descubre la intensa relación que existe entre Frida, su obra y su casa. Su universo creativo se encuentra en la Casa Azul, sitio en el que nació y murió. Aunque al casarse con Diego Rivera vivió en distintos lugares en la Ciudad de México y en el extranjero, Frida siempre regresó a su casona de Coyoacán.
Ubicada en uno de los barrios más bellos y antiguos de la Ciudad de México, la Casa Azul fue convertida en museo en 1958, cuatro años después de la muerte de la pintora. Hoy es uno de los museos más concurridos en la capital mexicana.
Si se requiere fotografiar el museo, se debe adquirir un permiso especial.
Los precios varían según el día de la semana y entre personas residentes y extranjeras.
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Museo Frida Kahlo
247 LondresThe Frida Kahlo Museum is at 247 Calle Londres in the colonia Del Carmen of Coyoacán. The property belonged to the Kahlo family since 1904 and four years after the painter’s death, in 1958, it was converted into a museum.
Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo – Hungarian-German by birth – had the house built in 1904. The historian Beatriz Scharrer, “in the style of the time: a central courtyard surrounded by all the interior rooms, and the exterior totally French.”
The home was the meeting place for many of the great personalities who lived or met with Diego and Frida. Among them, Leon Trotsky, Henry Moore, Remedios Varo, and André Breton.
The House as Museum
It’s not just the personal nature of Kahlo’s work that drives the current fascination with her life and her person. The Casa Azul lets visitors discover more of the deep relationship between Kahlo and Rivera, how they lived, and how they perceived the times in which they lived.
The kitchen has been preserved in its original condition, and remains an important part of the entire house. All the objects within it, including dinnerware and cookware, reflect the impact of Mexican culture on the artists’ daily lives.
While the largest and most important public collection of Kahlo’s original works is at the Dolores Olmedo Museum, the Casa Azul remains exceptionally popular because the artist’s work is not just about paintings.
The purchase of tickets in advance is highly recommended, in part, because the museum is so very well-attended.
Guests often combine a trip to the Frida Kahlo Museum with a visit to the center of Coyoacan or to the market, both of which are within easy walking distance.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing is that one woman’s house every year competes with the National Museum of Anthropology for the title of “most visited museum” in Mexico City.
Ubicada en la calle de Londres en Coyoacán, uno de los barrios más bellos y antiguos de la Ciudad de México, la Casa Azul fue convertida en museo en 1958, cuatro años después de la muerte de la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo.
Era la casa familiar de la pintora, donde transcurrió su infancia y donde vivió los últimos años de su vida. Actualmente es el lugar donde los objetos personales revelan el universo íntimo de la artista latinoamericana más reconocida a nivel mundial. En este lugar se encuentran las obras Viva la Vida (1954), Frida y la cesárea (1931), Retrato de mi padre Wilhem Kahlo (1952), entre otras.
El museo cuenta con diversos descuentos y tarifas especiales para profesores, estudiantes y personas con credencial INAPAM, así como talleres diseñados especialmente para los niños para que, de manera didáctica y gracias a materiales especiales, los pequeños entiendan el mundo en el que vivió la pintora y por qué su arte es una de las grandes aportaciones para la cultura mexicana.
Cuando uno profundiza en el conocimiento de la obra de Frida Kahlo y tiene el privilegio de conocer su hogar, se descubre la intensa relación que existe entre Frida, su obra y su casa. Su universo creativo se encuentra en la Casa Azul, sitio en el que nació y murió. Aunque al casarse con Diego Rivera vivió en distintos lugares en la Ciudad de México y en el extranjero, Frida siempre regresó a su casona de Coyoacán.
Ubicada en uno de los barrios más bellos y antiguos de la Ciudad de México, la Casa Azul fue convertida en museo en 1958, cuatro años después de la muerte de la pintora. Hoy es uno de los museos más concurridos en la capital mexicana.
Si se requiere fotografiar el museo, se debe adquirir un permiso especial.
Los precios varían según el día de la semana y entre personas residentes y extranjeras.
El Museo Soumaya impacta a primera vista. Su diseño es obra del mexicano Fernando Romero, asesorado por el prestigioso arquitecto Frank Gehry, y destaca por su complejísima fachada de cubierta curva con formas orgánicas, compuesta por 16 mil hexágonos de aluminio.
Exhibe más de seis mil piezas de arte de la Fundación Carlos Slim, que atesora más de 60 mil obras artísticas, entre ellas la mayor colección de piezas de Rodin fuera de Francia.
El diáfano hall conecta las seis plantas del edificio con exposiciones temáticas, no cronológicas. Entre las obras expuestas se encuentran muestras de las 16 colecciones de arte europeo y latinoamericano de artistas como Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco y Rufino Tamayo; de los artistas extranjeros destacan Picasso, Rubens, Da Vinci, El Greco, Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir y Matisse.
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Museo Soumaya
Boulevard Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraEl Museo Soumaya impacta a primera vista. Su diseño es obra del mexicano Fernando Romero, asesorado por el prestigioso arquitecto Frank Gehry, y destaca por su complejísima fachada de cubierta curva con formas orgánicas, compuesta por 16 mil hexágonos de aluminio.
Exhibe más de seis mil piezas de arte de la Fundación Carlos Slim, que atesora más de 60 mil obras artísticas, entre ellas la mayor colección de piezas de Rodin fuera de Francia.
El diáfano hall conecta las seis plantas del edificio con exposiciones temáticas, no cronológicas. Entre las obras expuestas se encuentran muestras de las 16 colecciones de arte europeo y latinoamericano de artistas como Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco y Rufino Tamayo; de los artistas extranjeros destacan Picasso, Rubens, Da Vinci, El Greco, Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir y Matisse.
El Museo Jumex nació de la Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo; con el objetivo de promover la producción artística, la sana discusión y el conocimiento en el campo contemporáneo, así como nuevas formas para fomentar el arte y la cultura en la sociedad mexicana.
La pasión por el arte, así como el hambre por compartirlo, llevaron al fundador del Museo Jumex, Eugenio López Alonso, a obtener su primera obra de arte en 1994, lo que sería el inicio de una odisea por fomentar el arte de México hacia el mundo y la base para la Colección Jumex, considerada una de las más importantes en Latinoamérica.
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Museo Jumex
303 Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraEl Museo Jumex nació de la Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo; con el objetivo de promover la producción artística, la sana discusión y el conocimiento en el campo contemporáneo, así como nuevas formas para fomentar el arte y la cultura en la sociedad mexicana.
La pasión por el arte, así como el hambre por compartirlo, llevaron al fundador del Museo Jumex, Eugenio López Alonso, a obtener su primera obra de arte en 1994, lo que sería el inicio de una odisea por fomentar el arte de México hacia el mundo y la base para la Colección Jumex, considerada una de las más importantes en Latinoamérica.
n la capital de la República Mexicana, dentro del Centro Cultural Universitario de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), se levanta un edificio que se distingue por su impresionante y a la vez minimalista arquitectura, la cual contrasta en su modernidad y futurismo con la sobriedad de las enormes salas de roca de varias décadas de antigüedad. El Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) tiene algo que con sólo ver su exterior blanco y aqua, ya nos sentimos en otra realidad. Resulta casi imposible que los caminantes se resistan a descubrir qué más hay en su interior.
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University Museum Contemporary Art
3000 Av. Insurgentes Surn la capital de la República Mexicana, dentro del Centro Cultural Universitario de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), se levanta un edificio que se distingue por su impresionante y a la vez minimalista arquitectura, la cual contrasta en su modernidad y futurismo con la sobriedad de las enormes salas de roca de varias décadas de antigüedad. El Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) tiene algo que con sólo ver su exterior blanco y aqua, ya nos sentimos en otra realidad. Resulta casi imposible que los caminantes se resistan a descubrir qué más hay en su interior.