Palace of Fine Arts

Mexico City

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Palace of Fine Arts

The Palace of Fine Arts is an art deco and art nouveau building that holds varying exhibitions, a stunning concert hall and dazzling white marble columns. Among its four floors you can experience old and contemporary paintings and sculptures by renowned Mexican artists. You can choose to visit only the building or also the museum inside it. Temporary exhibitions on the upper floor feature aspiring local and international talents. One of the biggest attractions of Bellas Artes is a grand fresco by Diego Rivera — the social-realist Man at the Crossroads, which was originally designed for the Rockefeller Center in New York.

Do & See

With its 16 delegaciones (boroughs) divided into several hundred colonias (neighbourhoods), there is always something new to explore around Mexico City. While the historic centre of the city with the National Palace, the Mexico City Cathedral and the Palace of Fine Arts is a magnet for tourists, opportunities to have a good time abound both here and beyond. Climb the Teotihuacán Pyramid of the Sun, one of the largest of its kind, browse through amazing creations at craft markets or relax in the Viveros de Coyoacán public park.