The city has all kinds of interesting and little-known museums, which may remain hidden from your sight. Take advantage of what they offer!
SIQUEIROS PUBLIC ART ROOM
The objective of this museum is to preserve and disseminate the plastic and mural work of David Alfaro Siqueiros, as well as his contemporaries. The artistic collection consists of murals, paintings, drawings and projects that speak of the man and the creative, as well as their civil, political and plastic life. He also has original documents and photographs that span more than half a century of his life. Days before his death, Siqueiros bequeathed to the people of Mexico this property in which he lived, along with everything that was in it. Temporary exhibitions inspired by the work and life of the Mexican muralist are also mounted here.
Address: Three peaks 29, Polanco. Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tel: (01 55) 5545 5952
NATIONAL WATERCOLOR MUSEUM
Take a journey from pre-Hispanic to contemporary art through a collection of more than 300 works collected since the 60s by the master Alfredo Guati Rojo. You will discover that the tradition of watercolor in Mexico dates back to pre-Columbian times, when the tlacuilos or scribes used natural dyes dissolved in water in the codices. Among the most recognized artists within this technique are Saturnino Herrán, Germán Gedovius, Doctor Atl and the recently deceased Raúl Anguiano. This museum houses a permanent exhibition highlighting the work of 19th century precursor masters and international artists. It also has a gallery of temporary exhibitions.
Address: Salvador Novo 88, Coyoacán. Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tel. (01 55) 5554 1801.
LABORATORY ART ALAMEDA
Located in the old San Diego Convent, the site that housed the Pinacoteca Virreinal from 1964 to 1999, the LAA is a contemporary art space that welcomes transdisciplinary projects, especially of period expressions in video, video installation, network art and installations. interactive. Two upcoming exhibitions are Opera, in which Brazilian artists present a virtual instrument created with software and hardware, and that of Peter D´Agostino, a pioneer of electronic art.
Address: Dr. Mora 7, Historical Center, Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone: (01 55) 5510 2079
MEXICAN DESIGN MUSEUM
This building was part of what was the home of the Count of Our Lady of Guadalupe del Peñasco, built on the old Palace of Hernán Cortés, located near the capital's Zócalo. The main objective of this venue is to support national and international design through the MUMEDI, AC foundation, created by designer Álvaro Rego García de Alba. It has a permanent exhibition that presents works by Mexican designers and another entitled? Latin American Graphics? made up of world-wide award-winning posters.
Address: Francisco I Madero 74, Centro Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tel: (01 55) 5510 8609
JEWISH AND HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
Founded in 1970, more than a thousand photographs are displayed here illustrating the lives of Eastern European Jews, mainly from Russia and Poland, before and during the Holocaust. Also in them you can appreciate the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, the creation of the State of Israel and faces of the survivors in Mexico. It also exhibits objects and artifacts from the liturgy and Jewish holidays. The temporary exhibition that is presented these days is entitled: & quot; Light a candle. Solly Ganor survivor of the Kovno ghetto. '' It is a small but very interesting place.
Address: Acapulco 70, Condesa Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Friday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tel: (01 55) 5211 6908
RISCO HOUSE-MUSEUM
This residence is a 17th-century construction that houses the study of the intellectual and politician Isidro Fabela, who donated it to the residents of the capital. The permanent collection is divided into seven rooms that contain objects from Mexican art (17th to 18th centuries) and European religious art to spaces dedicated to the portrait of monarchs from the French, Austrian, English and Spanish courts. The collection is complemented by paintings of landscapes and traditional scenes, a collection of art from the 19th and 20th centuries and the Fabela couple's dining room. The ground floor of the museum is set up to house temporary exhibitions. Do not miss it.
Address: Plaza San Jacinto 15, San Ángel Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tel: (01 55) 5616 2711
