Museums in Mexico City

Mexico City (also known as CDMX) is one of the largest and most important places in the world. This cosmopolitan city offers many options where people can meet and have fun. One of these options are the many museums. This city is known for having the most museums in the world. In this article, we list the 10 most interesting museums you should visit if you go to this city.

National Museum of Anthropology and History

If you want to find the largest exhibit of objects from the different pre-Hispanic cultures that inhabited the Mexican territory, you can find them here. The architecture and design by the famous Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, makes this place a visual experience like no other. The museum has 22 rooms and more than 45,000 square meters that makes it the largest museum in Mexico and one of the most outstanding in the world. In it there are replicas of the pyramids of Quetzalcóatl, as well as the Aztec calendar stone, and the original trousseau from the tomb of the Mayan King Pakal.

 

Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art

Destined to be the most significant national and international mueseum of modern and contemporary art, this museum houses more than 300 works in permanent exhibition by artists such as: Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta , Jesus Rafael Soto, Louise Nevelson, and George Segal.

 

Soumaya Museum

This building will undoubtedly attract your attention before entering because its characteristic design is an icon of Mexico City.

This museum belongs to the Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, and houses unique pieces from different times and cultures, as well as works from internationally renowned artists such as: Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, El Greco, Diego Rivera, Renoir, David Alfaro Siqueiros.

In the highest part of the building, which can be reached at the end of the tour, is in the shape of a snail. Here you can find sculptures, along with original works and replicas of great artists.

 

Frida Kahlo House Museum

This old house turned museum, is located in the south of the city; in the Coyoacán neighborhood that was the home of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. She was born there, grew up, lived with Diego Rivera, and died. The museum houses many of her works and her personal belongings. Also, each room is preserved with the decoration and furniture that she saw and used in her daily life.

It has a large garden that takes you back to the time when the artist walked with her pets and painted outdoors.

 

Museum of Templo Mayor

This museum is another important one when it comes to pre-Hispanic art and history. Located next to the ruins of what was once the main temple pyramid in the capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan houses the main objects and remains found during excavations in this area.

 

Palace of Fine Arts Museum

This symbolic building located in the center of Mexico City is a real gem. Its interior, with an Art Deco design, houses different murals by the main artists of the country’s muralist movement at the beginning of the 20th century. Murals from Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo can be seen; along with different rooms that have temporary exhibits of international artists.

 

National Museum of History, Chapultepec Castle

This museum currently holds a lot of history. From being taken by the US army in 1863, to being the residence of Maximilian of Habsburg and Carlota El Castillo de Chapultepec, this castle houses objects from the history of Mexico, as well as murals and offers incredible views of the city. It is located on top of the Chapultepec hill in the forest of the same name, and is one of the largest parks in the world.

 

University Museum of Contemporary Art

This museum belongs to the National Autonomous University of Mexico and is the first public museum created for contemporary art in Mexico. It is located in the University Cultural Center, within UNAM University City, south of the city. It houses and exhibits the contemporary art collection of the university, which consists of works of art created in 1952 and onwards. These works are transcendental and representative of the development of contemporary art in Mexico.

 

Apalote Museo del Niño/Children's Museum Kite

This museum is located in the Chapultepec forest (2nd Section) of Mexico City, in Mexico. The museum is focused on children’s learning, communication, and experienes through interactive exhibits of science, technology and art. Without a doubt, it is a space that every child will enjoy and offers so many activities that you could spend a whole day there. Its architecture also makes it visually attractive.

 

Museum of Memory and Tolerance

This venue is located in front of Alameda Central in the center of Mexico City. The purpose of its creation is to spread respect for diversity and tolerance through historical memory and exhibits on genocide; along with using multimedia presentations in favor of tolerance. The museum has photographs and multimedia material on topics related to the different world wars and human conflicts.

 

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