Mexico Metropolis is dwelling to a powerful array of museums – a staggering 185 are inside the capital. Should you reside in Mexico or have checked out Mexico Metropolis customer guides, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the Nationwide Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec, UNAM’s Up to date Artwork Museum, the Rufino Tamayo Museum and Polanco’s Soumaya.
Except for these iconic establishments, town has many hidden gems which can be price a visit when you’re within the neighborhood. So, when you’re in search of distinctive cultural experiences off the crushed path, these quirky museums ought to be on the high of your itinerary.
Mundo Chocolate Museo (MUCHO) (Chocolate World Museum): Unravel the secrets and techniques of all people’s favourite responsible pleasure
Think about a museum whose sole function is so that you can odor dozens of chocolate bars on the wall. Or one other the place you possibly can admire chocolate sculptures made by skilled cooks. Count on this and extra when you go to the MUCHO, situated within the central colonia Juárez.
Don’t fear, you’ll get to eat chocolate right here! However that’s not all: you can even reserve a gaggle spot to make your personal chocolate in a cooking class or attend a wide range of inexpensive and enjoyable workshops all year long — Guests this April can adorn their very own chocolate Easter eggs.
Opening instances: 11 a.m. to five p.m. every day.
Entrance: 500 pesos
Museo Anahuacalli: Discover Diego Rivera’s spectacular pre-Hispanic assortment
Ever wished to go to a museum whose construction was an artwork piece itself? Born out of muralist Diego Rivera’s want to supply a singular area for his artwork assortment, and as a deliberate (however finally unused) mausoleum for himself and Frida Kahlo, Anahuacalli’s design and structure search to recreate a teocalli, a pre-Hispanic temple. Made out of volcanic rock, its partitions harbor 23 totally different rooms and a central patio.
Situated within the mental coronary heart of town, Coyoacán, this museum displays a everlasting assortment of pre-Hispanic artwork as soon as owned by Rivera. These items are all consultant of the cultures that flourished in Mesoamerica earlier than the arrival of the Spanish.
Additionally a cultural middle, the Anahuacalli phases frequent theater performances and holds varied cultural actions all through the week, from choir observe to bounce classes, ebook golf equipment, and different workshops.
Opening instances: Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to six p.m.
Entrance: 100 pesos
Museo Kaluz: Uncover the essence of Mexican tradition and artwork by 5 centuries
A seemingly random artwork assortment that seeks to outline “what’s Mexican” by 4 important themes: panorama, useless nature, portraits, and style artwork.
Not really random in any respect, nevertheless, this museum has all kinds of Mexican and overseas artwork from the seventeenth to the twenty first century, together with an enormous physique of labor from Spanish exiles who got here to Mexico after their Civil Conflict.
Kaluz is barely three years previous and the soul of what as soon as was the Resort del Cortés, a hostel relationship the yr 1620 situated within the streets of the historic middle. Other than galleries, the museum additionally has a restaurant, a espresso store, and a rooftop from which you’ll be able to admire the attractive downtown and its environment.
Each month they maintain workshops, talks, courses, and different cultural actions consistent with Kaluz’s inventive mission.
Opening instances: Wednesday to Monday, 10 a.m. to five p.m.
Entrance: 60 pesos, free on Wednesdays
Nationwide Museum of Well-liked Cultures: Celebrating Mexico’s wealthy cultural heritage
This museum is an area that research, preserves, and celebrates indigenous and fashionable tradition. Its exhibitions are non permanent and ranging in measurement, however at all times look to unfold consciousness of fashionable and indigenous Mexican artwork.
Situated in Coyoacán’s bustling important sq., the museum is a perfect addition to journeys to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul, or Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli.
The present exhibition, entitled “Zapata Lives!” runs till March 26 and is devoted to probably the most essential political and social actions within the final 40 years of Mexican historical past: the Zapatista motion.
Opening instances: Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to six p.m.
Entrance: 18 pesos, free for over 60s and under-13s. Free on Sundays.
Museo del Estanquillo: Mexico’s cultural tapestry by the lens of a literature trailblazer
Situated in a superbly grand nook constructing within the historic middle of town, this museum is made for lovers of literature, artwork, and Mexican historical past alike. It displays over ten thousand items of labor that comprise the gathering of up to date Mexican author Carlos Monosiváis. This consists of engravings, manuscripts, sculptures, images, and historic paperwork. The gathering options a number of different artists and writers and serves as a chronicle of Mexico’s social and political historical past.
The present exhibition, “Cartoons and Revolution,” talks concerning the significance that satirical expression had earlier than and through the revolution. A set of drawings, prints, oil work, and images, amongst others, will likely be up till the tip of April of this yr.
Opening instances: Wednesday to Monday, 10 a.m. to six p.m.
Entrance: Free
Montserrat Castro Gómez is a contract author and translator from Querétaro, México.