Diego Rivera's murals, hidden treasures

What's Included

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Itinerary

• 1

  (Tuesdays to Sundays) Enter the most important palace in our country, home to the offices of the Mexican Presidency and government ministries. Marvel at Diego Rivera's murals and the Epic of the Mexican People. It will be a journey through time, covering the entire history of Mexico and exploring episodes from the indigenous era through the eyes of a great artist. To enter the National Palace, you must register with official identification at 9:45 a.m. Unfortunately, visits at other times are not guaranteed as places fill up very quickly. Admission to the National Palace is subject to availability on the scheduled date and time, may vary, and is subject to change without prior notice due to circumstances beyond our control.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2

  (Wednesdays to Mondays) We will continue our tour at the Public Education Secretariat to visit the Museo Vivo del Muralismo, which houses the largest number of Diego's murals. We will learn more about his life, the history of muralism in Mexico, the works that Diego made along with other artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros, Roberto Montenegro, Amado de la Cueva, Jean Charlot, Federico Canessi, Manuel Felguérez, with themes of the struggle of the Mexican people, the trades, festivals and traditions, education, cultural missions, revolution, inequality, identity and the yearnings of the Mexican people. An emblematic place to delve into the eyes and heart of Diego and the vision he had of our country when he returned from Europe. Admission to Museo Vivo del Muralismo is subject to availability on the scheduled date and time, may vary, and is subject to change without prior notice due to circumstances beyond our control.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 3

  (Tuesdays to Sundays) We will continue our tour of the Palace of Fine Arts to see the mural of the Controlling Man, a replica of the original that was destroyed at the Rockefeller Centre in New York because of the inclusion of the figure of Lenin and Diego Rivera's opposition to removing him from the mural. We will also see the Carnival of Mexican Life mural and the Russian Revolution mural, both by Diego Rivera, as well as works by the other two greats of muralism: David Alfaro Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco. Admission to Palacio de Bellas Artes is subject to availability on the scheduled date and time, may vary, and is subject to change without prior notice due to circumstances beyond our control.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4

  (Tuesdays to Sundays) We will finish our tour at the Diego Rivera Mural Museum to see the mural ‘Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (1947)’. This mural is very important because although it was José Guadalupe Posadas (Diego's teacher) who invented the Calavera Garbancera, it was in this mural that Diego dressed her as we know her today, named her Catrina, made her famous and now she is one of the most important icons of Mexico and of the Day of the Dead. Admission to Museo Mural Diego Rivera is subject to availability on the scheduled date and time, may vary, and is subject to change without prior notice due to circumstances beyond our control.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available

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