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Mexico City: A Museum Lover's Guide

By Sotheby's Museum Network
A key destination on every cultured traveler’s calendar, Mexico City is a thriving metropolis of art and architecture, trending neighborhoods, and cutting-edge dining. Coined the “City of Palaces,” it rivals London as the city with the highest concentration of museums in the world, with over 150 cultural institutions.
Mexico City

The city is home to leading archaeological a༺nd anthropological museums presenting impressive holdings of Mexico’s rich cultural history, of which the Museo Nacional de Antropología is one of the world’s best. Mexico City is simultaneously a global tastemaker in the contemporary art world, known for its progresဣsive gallery scene, impressive private museums, and world renowned collections of modern Latin American art.

Art can be found on nearly any corner. Whether you’re seeking luxury and fashion in the Polanco district or visiting permanent collections in national museums set within the lush park of Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City is ﷺa feast for the senses and a cultural ♒destination developing in line with the contemporary art scene.

Museo Nacional de Antropología

MEXICO CITY'S TOP 10 MUSEUMS

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The largest and most visited museum in Mexico, The National Museum of Anthropo🌞logy () holds significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian past, such as the🧔 Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the Aztec Xochipilli statue. Be sure to visit the works in the adjacent gardens, where lush foliage transports visitors to another time and place.

Museo Jumex

Museo Jumex

Amassed by entrepreneur Eugenio López Alonso, the collection includes modern and contemporary works by artists including Cy Twombly, Donald Judd, and Abraham Cruzvillegas. Opened in 2013 as the first building in Latin America by architect David Chipperfield, is an important player in Mexico City’s contemporary art scene, staging exhibitions of major artists such as Andy Warhol, Walid Raaওd and Fischli and Weiss⭕ alongside group shows of international and Latin American work.

Museo Soumaya

Museo Soumaya

Located in the polished and sophisticated financial district, is nothing short of an architectural icon. With its smooth silver plated exter♏ior and twisted body, the private museum, designed by Mexican architect Fernando Romero, houses the 70,000-piece collection of Carlos Slim. The collection is a diverse mix of time periods and genres and features the largest assemblage of works by Rodin outside of Europe as well as modern masters including Monet and Picasso.

Museo Rufino Tamayo

Museo Rufino Tamayo

A public contemporary art museum p𝓡rincipally dedicated to the private collection of artist Rufino Tamayo, has a collection that features🎶 over 300 paintings, sculptures and works on paper.

Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM)

Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM)

Since its opening, has played a key role in the consolidation and dissemination of public artistic heritage through its colleꦡction of modern and contemporary Mexican art.

Franz Mayer Museum

Franz Mayer Museum

The opened in 1986 to house, display and maintain Latin America’s largest collection of decorative arts, amassed by stockbroker and financial professional Franz Mayer. The collecti൩on is distinguished for its holdings of Talavera pottery and textiles.

Museo Nacional de Arte

Museo Nacional de Arte

One of the most representative buildings of early 20th-century Mexican architecture is the National Museum of Art (), formerly the Communications and Public Works Palace. Built around 1900 in the style of an Italian Renaissance palace, this museum holds collections representing every school of Mexican art through the early 20th century.

Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes

Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes

Besides being situated in one of the most im🍸portant cultural centers in Mexico City, the holds a permanent collection of 17 murals made by seven national artists and hosts an evolving presentation o🌜f temporary exhibits by Mexican and international artists.

Museo Frida Kahlo

Museo Frida Kahlo

Located in one of the most beautiful and oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City, the Blue House () was home to iconic 20th century artist Frida Kahlo. It was converted into a museum in 1958, four years after her death. Today it is one ofꦗ the busiest museums in the Mexican capital. Here, personal objects reveal the intimate universe of the most recognized Latin American artist worldwide.

Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo

Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC)

The continually growing collection of the aims to document the history of contemporary art in Mexico. Inaugurated in 2008 and already an important Mexico City cultural landmark, the museum is set within the context of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) – the largest and most prestigious public university in Latin America.

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