Our guide, Jose Luis, took us here to take in more of José Clemente Orozco. I reached out to Gemini, my favorite AI tool for some help in refreshing my memory as to what our guide shared with us, as there was a lot of history that went with understanding why every inch of wall space and stairwells were covered in murals. Feel free to keep swiping to get to my pics, but I think reading the history will shed some light on how important this work was and is. Orozco, along with t

As many of you may know by now, I prefer to use ToursByLocals or Context when booking a guide; for our visit to Mexico City, we booked Murals, Art and Architecture Tour in Mexico City led by ToursByLocals guide Jose Luis C.; he was fantastic. While we covered some highlights of archictecture in the City Center, we had an in depth art history mini seminar on the murals of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. In 1946, architect Carlos Obregón Santaci

The Palacio de Bellas Artes ("Palace of Fine Arts") is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It hosts performing arts events, literature events and exhibitions (including important permanent Mexican murals). "Bellas Artes" for short, has been called the "art cathedral of Mexico". The design of the building is a mix of styles; Art Nouveau dominates the exterior and Art Deco, the interior. We visited the palace with our ToursByLocals guide Jose Luis to focus on the murals

The National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) is one of the most important museums in Mexico and the Americas. It is designed to house and exhibit the archaeological legacy of the peoples of Mesoamerica , as well as to reflect the country's current ethnic diversity. There is a lot of history to take in when visiting this museum; my hope is that this brief summary of the contents and the rooms will help to orient you when you plan a visit. Among the most emblematic pieces in the c