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41 images Created 14 Mar 2011

Stock photos images of some of Mexico City's best known museums.

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  • Entrance to the National Museum of Anthropology or Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. This building was designed by Mexican architect Ramirez Vazquez during the 1960's, and it is considered to be one of the finest museums of its kind in the world.
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  • Courtyard of the National Museum of Anthropology or Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. This building was designed by Mexican architect Ramirez Vazquez during the 1960's, and it is considered to be one of the finest museums of its kind in the world.
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  • Stone fountain designed by Jose Chavez Morado in the courtyard of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia or National Musem of Anthropology in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. This building was designed by Mexican architect Ramirez Vazquez during the 1960's, and it is considered to be one of the finest museums of its kind in the world.
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  • Aztec sculpture with Aztec calendar stone or Sun Stone in background, Sala Mexica, National Museum of Anthropolgy or Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.
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  • The Museo Rufino Tamayo in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
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  • The Museo de Historia Natural or Natural History Museum  in the Second Section of Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
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  • The Papalote Museo del Nino, a children's museum in the Second Section of Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
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  • Ruins of the Aztec Templo Mayor or Great Temple in downtown Mexico City. This was one of the most important complexes in the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochititlan that was destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors in the early 16th century. The Museo Templo Mayor is in the background. This museum houses Aztec treasures unearthed at the archaeological site.
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  • People looking at the Tlaltecuhtli sculpture in the Templo Mayor Musem, Mexico City. This sculpture was discovered in 2006 in downtown Mexico City. It is the largest Aztec artifact found so far.
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  • Arches in the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, a former Jesuit college in downtown Mexico City. This 18th-century building is famous for its murals by Mexican artists, including Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
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  • The Museo Nacional de Arte in downtown Mexico City. The National Museum of Art houses examples of every school of Mexican art up until the 20th century. In front of the building stands El Caballito, a statue of King Carlos IV of Spain  created by Manuel Tolsa in 1802.
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  • The Palacio de Bellas Artes or Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City.
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  • Man at the Crossroads mural by Diego Rivera, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico. This mural is Diego Rivera's reproduction of Man, Controller of the Universe, amural commissioned in 1933 for Rockefeller Center in New York City. The Rockefellers had the original mural covered up because of its anti-capitalist themes.
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  • The Palacio Postal or post office in downtown Mexico City. This building also houses the Postal Museum.
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  • Entrance to the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City
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  • Mexico City Museum or Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • The Castillo de Chapultepec in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
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  • Chapultepec Castle or Castillo de Chapulptpec in Mexico City. This historical building houses the National Museum of History.
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  • Interior room of Chapultepec Castle or Castillo de Chapulptpec in Mexico City. This historical building houses the National Museum of History.
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  • Colorful exterior walls of the Museo Casa Luis Barragán house museum in Mexico City
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  • Cantilevered staircase in the Casa Luis Barragan in Mexico City. The Casa Luis Barragan was designated a UNESCO World heritage site in 2004.
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  • Art Deco building that houses the Museum of Popular Art, Mexico City. The Museo de Arte Popular, which opened in 2006, showcases folk art from all over Mexico.
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  • Inner courtyard of the Museum of Popular Art, Mexico City. The Museo de Arte Popular, which opened in 2006, showcases folk art from all over Mexico.
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  • Papier mache dragon in the Museum of Popular Art, Mexico City. The Museo de Arte Popular, which opened in 2006, showcases folk art from all of Mexico's 31 states.
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  • The Museo Frida Kahlo, also known as the Blue House or Casa Azul, in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born this house and lived in it with her husband Diego Rivera from 1929 until 1954.
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  • The Museo Frida Kahlo, also known as the Blue House or Casa Azul, in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born this house and lived in it with her husband Diego Rivera from 1929 until 1954.
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  • Courtyard at the Museo Frida Kahlo, also known as the Blue House or Casa Azul, in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born this house and lived in it with her husband Diego riva from 1929 until 1954.
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  • The Museo Nacional de las Intevenciones or National Interventions Museum in Coyoacan. Mexico City
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  • Gateway decorated with Talavera tiles and image of the Virgin of Guadalupe at the Ex-Convento de Curubusco or National Museum of Interventions, Coyoacan, Mexico City
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  • French flags and cannon balls display, National Museum of Interventions, Coyoacan, Mexico City.
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  • The Anahuacalli museum or House of Anahuac in Coyoacan, Mexico City. This museum was designed by Diego Rivera to house his collection of pre-Hispanic art.
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  • The Anahuacalli museum or House of Anahuac in Coyoacan, Mexico City. This museum was designed by Diego Rivera to house his collection of pre-Hispanic art.
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  • The Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino in Mexico City. This museum, the former home of art patron Dolores Olmedo, houses important works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
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  • Interior of the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Studio Museum in San Angel, Mexico City
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  • The Museo Estudio Diego Rivera in San Angel, Mexico City
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  • Diego Rivera's bedroom in the Museo Estudio Diego Rivera in San Angel, Mexico City
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  • The Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky or Leon Trotsky House Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City
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  • Fortified walls surrounding the Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky or Leon Trotsky House Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City
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  • The tomb of Leon Trosky and Natalia Sedova in the garden of the Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky or Leon Trotsky House Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City
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  • Leon Trotsky's study in the Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky or Leon Trotsky House Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City. This is the desk that Trotsky was sitting at when he was murdered in 1940.
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