Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art)
Mexico City’s national Museum of Modern Art, located just slightly northeast of Chapultapec Castle in Chapultapec Park. The main building is a round, two-story structure with a central staircase. Two of the museum’s four spaces showcase the permanent collection, which also contains works by Mexico’s other modern masters.
Artists
Raul Anguiano, Lilia Carrillo, Leonora Carrington , Julio Castellanos, Pedro Coronel, Fernando GarcÃa Ponce, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Lilia Carrillo, Manuel Felguerez, Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Alberto Gironella, MarÃa Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo , Manuel Rodriguez Lozano, Roberto Montenegro, Gerardo Murillo, Juan O’Gorman, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Luis López Loza, Carlo Merida, José Clemente Orozco , Diego Rivera , Vicente Rojo, David Alfaro Siqueiros , Rufino Tamayo , Francisco Toledo, Cordelia Urueta, fishing rod Zarraga, Francisco Zuniga , among other things.
Museum of Modern Art (Museo de Arte Moderno) : Mexico City
Museo Nacional de Arte (National Art Museum)
This museum is located opposite to the Palacio de Mineria, near the main post office. It was built in 1904 and designed by Italian Architect, Silvio Contri, as the Palacio de Comunicaciones. The building has a magnificent staircase made by the Florentine firm Pignone. It houses and great collection of Mexican paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics, during the 16th century to 1950. It has the largest number of paintings (more than 100) by Jose Maria Velasco in Mexico City.
Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City
Alameda Central is a downtown oasis of greenery, fountains and statuary. The imposing Palacio de Bellas Artes, a performing arts venue and a must-see for its art-deco interior, is next to the park. In the part of the Centro Historico between Alameda Central and the Zocalo are several impressive buildings and museums, including the Palacio de Iturbide (an Italian baroque palace), Casa de Azulejos (the House of Tiles), the Correo Central (the lovely main post office), the Museo Nacional de Arte (a grand building with Mexican art exhibits) and Museo de Franz Mayer (religious
The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the RÃo Aguascalientes, 1888 metres above sea level, at 21°51′ N 102°18′ W.
The city was founded on 22 October 1575 and elevated to city status in 1816. It became the capital of the newly formed state when it was split off from neighbouring Zacatecas in 1835.
People from Aguascalientes (both the city and the state) are known by the whimsical Spanish demonym hidrocálidos.
The city is home to the first-division football team, Necaxa. Aguascalientes also organises the largest fair held
Museo de Arte : Guadalajara
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Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art (Rufino Tamayo Museo de Arte Prehispanico de Mexico): Oaxaca City
Rufino Tamayo was born in the City of Oaxaca, on August 26, 1899. His real name is Rufino Arellanes Tamayo. He does not come from an artistic background since his father was an employee, his mother, homemaker. He was acolyte at the church where he directed choirs, leading some people to notice a slight religious vocation in him.
In this environment, his fondness and interest focused toward music, and his parents wished for him to become a priest and a musician. Of his musical inclination,
Aguascalientes : Aguascalientes State
Aguascalientes city (1990 pop. 455,234), capital of Aguascalientes state, central Mexico. The city is a pleasant health resort, noted for its mineral waters and vineyards. Its industries include railroad repair and the manufacture of textiles. Aguascalientes is built over an ancient, intricate system of tunnels constructed by early, still unidentified, inhabitants. Founded in 1575, the city was long a Spanish outpost; railroad development in the late 19th cent. gave it commercial importance.
Cultural life of Aguascalientes city
The city is home to the first-division football team, Necaxa. Aguascalientes also organises the largest fair held in Mexico, the
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MARCO): Monterrey
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (The National Museum of Natural History)
It's a fascinating place for anyone with the slightest curiosity about nature and is totally absorbing for youngsters.
Hours Tues-Sun 10am-5pm
Location Chapultepec Park, Section 2, s/n
Transportation Metro: Constituyentes
Phone 55/5516-2848
Prices Admission $1.50; free admission Tues
Museo Nacional de la Revolución
The Museum of the Revolution offers an excellent opportunity to us to approach to us up to one of the more important historical times of this country. By means of objects and biographies of its main protagonists, one of the most violent and bloody times recreates to which the country must some of the most important profits of its last time. A visit to the museum can be an excellent departure point to enter to us in the study of this important political event. The videos that project in several spaces of the museum constitute very
