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Museo Franz Mayer (Franz Mayer Museum) : Mexico City

Museo Franz Mayer (Franz Mayer Museum) The building that houses the Franz Mayer viceregal Collection is itself to work of art from the period. Built in the annoys sixteenth century to store and supply grains, the structure was originally named House of Peso of the Flour. The Museum Franz Mayer is the result of the vocation collector and the filantrópica mentality of a Mexican born in Germany and whose name takes the institution. Franz Mayer made one of the first acts of donation on great scale in Mexico with the purpose of creating a museum, putting an example of

Alameda Central [Historic District] : 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

Museo Nacional de la Revolución : Mexico City

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

Museo Nacional de Arte (National Art Museum) : 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.

Museo Nacional de la Estampa (Museum of Engraving) : Mexico City

Museo Nacional de la Estampa (Museum of Engraving) Displays include those from pre-Hispanic times, when clay seals were used for designs on fabrics, ceramics, and other surfaces. But the most famous works here are probably those of José Guadalupe Posada, Mexico's famous printmaker, who poked fun at death and politicians through his skeleton figure drawings.

Wax Museum (Museo de Cera): Guadalajara

Wax Museum (Museo de Cera): Guadalajara We are in process of collecting information about this sight....

Oaxaca Regional Museum (Museo Regional de Oaxaca): Oaxaca

Oaxaca Regional Museum (Museo Regional de Oaxaca): Oaxaca The Oaxaca Regional Museum is located inside the enchanting exconvent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Some of its recently redesigned rooms contain important samples of prehispanic and colonial history and culture. It is housed in a beautiful green stone building attached to Santo Domingo Church. It contains the Zapotec treasures from Tomb Seven at Monte Albán. This and other archaeological sections make the most sense if you visit them after seeing some sites in the Central Valleys. Hours: The museum is generally open from 10 am. to 8 pm., Tuesday to Sunday. Entry

Aguascalientes City: State of Aguascalientes

The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río 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 la Ciudad de México (Museum of the City of Mexico)

Museo de la Ciudad de México This beautiful virreinal residence exposes in its twenty-seven rooms the evolution of the city of Mexico, magna metropolis, from the mexicas to the present time. Founded on 1960, the Museum of the City of Mexico has the vocation to approach the visitor to the past and the cultural present of the city of Mexico; this is through the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, educative and interactive publications and programs. Located in the heart of the Mexican capital in a sumptuous colonial residence of the century XVIII, the one that outside the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya,

Museo Rufino Tamayo (Museum) : Mexico City

Museo Rufino Tamayo (Museum) : Mexico City