A G: Mexico City Day 3 - Afternoon by Gordon, National Museum of World Culture, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Museo Nacional de Antropologia

National Museum of World Culture, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Museo Nacional de Antropologia

~ Gordon

Museo Nacional de las Culturas

At the entrance

of the museum

Museo Nacional

de las Culturas

Chinese exhibition

The foundation of museum, 1734

Egypt exhibition

Greek exhibition

replica

At the garden of the museum

South America exhibition

The instruction states that the National Museum of World Culture is responsible for displaying and bringing to life the various cultures of our world. There are many things, from many different places, cultures from all the world.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Walking towards Palacio de Bellas Artes

Street of downtown

Metropolitan Cathedral

at far

Metropolitan Cathedral

at far

Street of downtown

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Stairs around the statue

proves Mexico City is sinking.

City was build on top of a lake by filling with soil

Timo entre la gente

Diego Rivera & Pablo Picasso Exhibition

at Palacio de Bellas Artes

Big sign of Rivera & Picasso

exhibition

Left: Diego Rivera self portrait

Right: Pablo Picasso self portrait

Picasso, 1931

Picasso, 1921

Picasso

Rivera, 1913

Rivera, 1914

Rivera, 1923

Rivera, human sacrifice

Rivera, 1943

Murals of "The Big Three" at Palacio de Bellas Artes

- Diego Rivera

- David Alfaro Siqueiros

- Jose Clemente Orozco

3rd floor of the museum

Picasso & Diego exhibition

Mural of David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1950-51

Mural of Jose Clemente Orozco, 1934-35

Mural

Murals of Diego Rivera, 1936

Diego Rivera

1886-1957

David Alfaro Siqueiros

1896-1974

Jose Clemente Orozco

1883-1949

Palacio de Bellas Artes is a cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted some of the most notable events in music, dance, theater, opera and literature and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. Consequently, the Palace of Fine Arts has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico". Recently, it holds a special exhibit called "Picasso and Diego Riviera paintings". There was a long waiting line. We waited about 30 minutes. We saw more Picasso's painting here than in Paris! There were many murals, from "the big three" painters, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. The murals pass social and political messages to reunify the country under the post Mexican Revolution government. Do you know why? Many Mexican people don't know how to read long time ago. So starting around 1920s, "the big three" painters used murals in the public to pass the messages to all Mexican.

Lunch

Yummy lunch

The National Museum of Anthropology

At the entrance of

the museum

At the entrance of

the museum

At the entrance of

the museum

Maya special exhibition

Maya exhibition

Sacred power

mask with Sun God

250-900 AD

The Divine Ruler

Personaje con

pintura corporal

body in color

Food for the gods

human sacrifice

Testimony stones

692 AD

Nature in write, 603 AD

Lady K'an B'olon

Collar con representaciones

de craneos

1000-1250 DC

A powerful being

serpent head

Between heaven & earth

altars in temples at Chichen Itza

Supernatural beings

Vessel with lid bearing mythological scene

Maya regular exhibition

At Maya exhibition

Maya temple

Costumbres funerarias

Tomb of

Pakal the Great

Tomb of

Pakal the Great

At Maya exhibition

Dintel 47 de Yaxchilan

600-800 DC

At Maya exhibition

Hombre pojaro-serpiente

1000-1250 DC

At Maya exhibition

Teotihuacan exhibition

Figures in potteries and a skull

Tlatilco Temp IV

Houses & area of activities

Complejo muerte

Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan (beautiful color remains)

Pyramid of

the plumed serpent burial

Objects made with

obsidian

Estela 31 de Tikal

250-650 DC

Murals Wagner

Ball court

Plaza Mayor of the capital of New Spain exhibition

Piedra Sol

Stone of the Sun

Piedra Sol

Stone of the Sun

with original colors

discovered in Dec 1790

at Plaza Mayor of the

capital of New Spain

Piedra Sol

Stone of the Sun

Coatlicue de Cozcatlan

Piedra de ex Arzobispado

Stone of the Sun at back

Sacred building of Tenochtitlan

with skulls on the tops

Xiucoatl

Templo Mayor

Stone figures

Tlaltecuhtli del metro

Ciudad de Mexico

Eagle warrior &

other animal figures

Cultruas de la Costa del Golfo

Lapida de Huilocintla

Organs in pots

Dios Viejo

Jaguar Humanizado

Cabeza Colosal, 1200-600 AC

Polbamiento de America

The migration of American

A model of life of prehistorical

A model of elephant hunting at prehistorical time

The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of Mexico. It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. I rank this museum #1 Must Visit museum in Mexico City. Located within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. We were luck that the special exhibition of Maya was there until mid September. The Maya exhibition was huge. The Teotihuacan Exhibition was cool. Things you cannot find from Teotihuacan was transferred here. We found a huge temple displaying the original Piramide Tepanapa (Temple of Feathered-Serpent) well preserved in colors. There was also gigantic exhibition about native Americas. It was really cool with the model mammoths.

Castilo de Chapultepec - Museo Nacional de Historia

The castle, also history museum

There was a beautiful Monument across our hotel. It was close to a night market, where we bought some corn in Mexican style. Of course, it's super duper spicy!!!

Day 3 was really fun. The Templo Mayor's interesting museum was very cool. Palacio de la Autonomia has a long history, and fun to walk around. The Metropolotan Cathedral has a very important role as it serves as the priniciple church to the whole Mexico City. The Museo Nacional de las Cultras was very fun, with so many exhibitions around the world. Palacio de Bellas Artes had very cool arts with a Picasso and Diego exhibition! The National Museum of Anthropology had an awesome exhibit of Teotihuacan, Mexica and Maya. The full day made me tired.