For the past ten years, under the direction of Sylvia Pandolfi and her dynamic team of curators, the Carrillo Gil has devoted its programme of temporary exhibits to introducing and presenting a younger generation of Mexican and international artists. Visitors to the museum not only get a chance to admire the great masters of Mexican painting, but also have the opportunity to discover some of the most talented young artists of our time.
The Carrillo Gil is the only museum in Mexico that has cutting edge video equipment. These resources have meant that the artists can explore different possibilities and create technically complicated projects. The museum is continuously redefining contemporary art rather that relying on the strength of its permanent collection. Other activities that are part of the Carrillo Gil’s programme include seminars on art history, film and music, as well as painting and literature workshops for children.
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
Iran's artifacts selected to Mexico Museum
The selected articles by the experts of Iranian and Mexican museums have been sent to the restoration workshop of Iran?s National Museum to be examined whether or not they can be sent to Mexico to be displayed, said CHN.
The exhibition of the ?10,000 Years of Iranian Art? will be held in Mexico City on April 2006, displaying several artifacts from the pre-historic era to the end of Qajar dynasty.
Last month, a Mexican Museum expert came to Tehran and selected some items in the National Museum of Iran with the cooperation of some Iranian experts
4 arrested in Mexico on child selling charges
Four people - including a U.S. citizen and a legal American permanent resident - have been arrested in this border city and charged with child selling after a couple offered $5,000 to a father in exchange for his 3-year-old son, police said Saturday.
Jose Luis Garcia told authorities he was walking with his son on Octava street in Tijuana on Friday when he was approached by a couple who said they wanted to purchase the youngster, who would then be sent to the United States by a couple who ran a child-selling
Trade Mission builds Texas-Mexico business ties
For a sixth summer, Texas officials headed south for a trade mission to Mexico, focusing on developing energy-related trade between Texas and its southern neighbor.
"It went exceedingly well," said Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Railroad Commission and leader of the recent mission. "From my perspective, it was one of the most well-attended of the trade missions."
In fact, he said, "we're already making plans for next year."
His visit earlier this month continued a tradition begun by former Railroad Commissioner Charles Matthews, who saw the potential in cooperation between the Lone Star State and
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 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
AP , MEXICO CITY
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2005,Page 7
Advertising A Mexican court has issued four new arrest warrants against former government officials wanted in the forced disappearance of dissidents in the 1970s, special prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo announced on Sunday.
Six members of the Brigada Campesina de los Lacandones were arrested in central Mexican state of Hidalgo in 1974 and turned over illegally to the now-dissolved Federal Security Directorate, never to be seen again, according to prosecutors.
The new arrest orders in the Hidalgo case bring to 16 the number of warrants issued as prosecutors pursue crimes of the so-called "dirty
Autorretrato: Mexico City
An art museum that also features classes on how to paint a self-portrait through the use of a mirror.
Attraction type: Museum
Archaeological Museum of Xochimilco
This museum has a wide range of exhibits from the region's past, including ancient bones and Indian artwork. These include the gigantic mammoth bones of 10,000 years; including representations of Tlaloc (God of the water and the life), of Ehecatl (God of the wind), of Xipe Totec (God of the renovation and plants), and of Huehueteotl (God of the fire); ceramics of polychrome; carved elm tree; and tombs that demonstrate funeral practices. A unique piece is a figure of the clay of a boy who maintains a branch of flowers.
Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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
