"El Ministerio de Educacion Publica" houses an incredible collection of Diego Rivera murals.

These are his early murals (the 20s) and are on three floors surrounding an open courtyard with jacaranda trees.

Calle Argentina No. 28, Centro Historico, near Donceles. Free admission.

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This is the house in the southern part of Mexico City where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived. The table is set in the kitchen, and you almost expect them to walk in at any time.
Along the stairway, the wall is covered with retablas, religious cards that they collected. Upstairs in her bedroom is the painting that Kahlo was working on when she died - a portrait of Stalin.
 

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A new museum organised by the local govt where artists can show their traditional work and also sell it. It just opened a couple of weeks ago.

MAP can be found in the centre of town in 'la Antigua Estacion de Bomberos' in 'calle Revillagigedo 11'.

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This is a museum located in a beautiful "ex-hacienda": a colonial building of the XVII century. It has a great garden, with peacocks and Mexican dogs ("xoloitzcuintles"). Dolores Olmedo, who used to model for Diego Rivera, lived in this place. In 1994, she decided to share her Mexican art collection and opened this museum. Here you will find paintings from Rivera, Kahlo and Beloff, archaelogical pieces from different Mesoamerican cultures, and decorative handcrafts from many parts of the country. I love this museum because it gives an excellent example of Mexican art in all its forms, and the place is really peaceful and enjoyable...even in Mexico City!

One of the reasons why this museum is peaceful is its location: far from the main touristic attractions, in the southern part of the city. However, you can stop to visit on the way to Xochimilco. The address is Av. Mexico 5843, La Noria, Xochimilco. Phone (5255)5555-1221
The nearest station is "La Noria" in the light train "Tren Ligero".
www.museodoloresolmedo.org

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Often overlooked by guidebooks (probably because this is not the "typical" museum that you would visit in Mexico), the Soumaya holds one of the biggest collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the world (really impressive!). There are also works by Degas, Renoir, van Gogh, Murillo, 'EL Greco', Miro, Tamayo, etc. Entrance fee is 1 euro (10 pesos) (Sundays and Mondays free). It is located in the south part of the city (San Angel area), you can stop by on your way to/from Ciudad Universitaria.

Plaza Loreto
Av. Revolución y Río Magdalena -eje 10 sur- Tizapán, San Ángel.
www.soumaya.com.mx

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This beautiful palace is located next to the Alameda park. In its interior, one can observe a perfect mix of neoclassical, art nouveau, and art deco styles, together with murals by Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera. Besides the spaces dedicated to art exhibits, it has an enormous hall where you can enjoy a Mexican Folkloric Dance show on Wednesday and Sunday nights (35 to 60 euros). Seasonal tip: during Christmas season "The Nutcracker" is performed here. Closed on Mondays. Sundays free entrance (rest of the week: 3 euros).

Av. Hidalgo 1, Col. Centro.
Nearest station: Metro Bellas Artes.

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Frida and Diego’s house is off the track and an oasis of calm. You can't help but relax, stroll around the courtyard - and feel the pain as you look at her surgical corsets. If you go there, don't miss out on Trotsky's house, just around the corner. Metal doors, his loo and a few snaps of his head after he was axed to death.

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An open air art market selling ceramics, craftwork, art, sculptures etc. You can have the best food in the city for next to nothing in the second section of the market, just pull up a stool on the long communal tables.

Where Avenue Reforma and Avenue Insurgentes meet take a micro bus on Reforma or the new metro bus on Insurgentes

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Original art gallery owned by eponymous grand old man of Mexican modern art in atmospheric colonial building, in a lively and colourful central location.

Academia 13, two blocks west of Zocalo

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Look at the buildings and go in when you can. Don’t miss the murals inside some of them, like Diego Rivera’s masterpiece in the National Palace on the Zocalo. If you watch your wallet, stroll into the more dilapidated parts of the centre behind the cathedral where street vendors, prostitutes and general faded glory hold sway.

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