Mexico City: Modern Art Museum
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Museo Soumaya
Art museum with many European works The Museo Soumaya, a striking presence in Mexico City's vibrant cultural landscape, is a testament to the city's dedication to the arts. This modern museum, known for its distinctive, shimmering façade that resembles a silver cloud, houses a vast collection of art...
Frida Kahlo Museum
Famous artist's home-turned-museum Nestled in the heart of Mexico City, the Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as La Casa Azul for its cobalt-blue walls, stands as a vibrant testament to one of Mexico's most iconic artists. The museum is housed in the very building where Frida Kahlo was born, lived,...
Palacio de Iturbide
Baroque palace from the late 1700s The Palacio de Iturbide, a magnificent building nestled in the heart of Mexico City, stands as a testament to the rich cultural tapestry and architectural heritage of Mexico. Originally constructed in the 18th century, this grandiose palace was built for the Spanish...
Centro Cultural Border
Nestled within the vibrant streets of Mexico City, the Centro Cultural Border stands as a beacon of contemporary culture and artistic expression. This dynamic cultural center has established itself as a hub for creative minds, offering a platform for a diverse range of...
Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Nestled in the heart of Mexico City, the Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público is a cultural gem that offers visitors a unique glimpse into the artistic heritage of Mexico. This museum, situated within the historic Palacio Nacional, showcases a...
Museum of Modern Art
Showcase of art by contemporary artists The Museo de Arte Moderno is located in Chapultepec park, Mexico City, Mexico. The museum is part of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura and provides exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists.
Museo de Arte Popular
Pop-art museum with kids' activities The Museo de Arte Popular is a museum in Mexico City, Mexico that promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art.
Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
Art museum and cultural center with murals Colegio de San Ildefonso, currently is a museum and cultural center in Mexico City, considered to be the birthplace of the Mexican muralism movement. San Ildefonso began as a prestigious Jesuit boarding school, and after the Reform War it gained educational prestige again as National Preparatory School.
Academia de San Carlos
The Academy of San Carlos is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the main plaza of Mexico City. It was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas. It was founded in 1781 as the School of Engraving and moved to the Academia Street location about 10 years later.
Museo Universitario del Chopo
The Museo Universitario del Chopo is located at Doctor Enrique González Martínez Street in the Colonia Santa María la Ribera of Mexico City. It has collections in contemporary art, and is part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Centro Cultural de España en México
The Centro Cultural de España is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the Mexico City government ceded it to the Spanish government.
Museo Jumex
Colección Jumex is a private art collection owned by Eugenio López Alonso. It includes around 2,800 works by Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Gabriel Orozco, Cy Twombly, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Andreas Gursky, Darren Almond, Tacita Dean, Olafur Eliasson, Martin Kippenberger, Carl...
Museo José Luis Cuevas
The José Luis Cuevas Museum is located just off the Zócalo within the Historic center of Mexico City, in Mexico City, Mexico. The museum and Church of Santa Inés were built as parts of the Convent of Santa Inés complex. The museum is in the convent's colonial era residential hall.
Museo Rufino Tamayo
Museo Rufino Tamayo is a public contemporary art museum located in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park, that produces contemporary art exhibitions, using its collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as artworks from the collection of its founder, the artist Rufino Tamayo.
Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo
The Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, also known as MUAC, is a large contemporary art museum located within the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It opened in November 2008 and it is the first Mexican public museum exclusively focused to the arts created in the XXI century.
Museo de la Caricatura
The Caricature Museum is located in an 18th-century Baroque building in the historic center of Mexico City. It was opened in 1987 to preserve and promote the history of Mexican cartooning, done for both political and entertainment purposes.
Centro de Cultura Digital
The Centre of Digital Culture is a multifuncional cultural complex in Mexico City with the vocation to activities of digital art, as well as the promotion of "expressive forms in the digital world" and "his influence in the cultural and artistic life of the country". It was inaugurated on September 16, 2012.
Museo Experimental El Eco
The Museo Experimental El Eco is a contemporary art gallery in the centre of Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed by sculptor Mathias Goeritz, a Mexican artist of German origin who worked closely with the Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
Salón de la Plástica Mexicana
Salón de la Plástica Mexicana is an institution dedicated to the promotion of Mexican contemporary art. It was established in 1949 to expand the Mexican art market. Its first location was in historic center of the city but today it mostly operates out of a building in Colonia Roma.
Galería de Arte Mexicano
The Galería de Arte Mexicano was founded by Carolina and Inés Amor in 1935, in Mexico City and has been the first gallery of Mexican art. The gallery building was the first building in Mexico of Andrés Casillas de Alba.
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