Secret Art Motherload
Museo Vivo del Muralismo isn’t listed in any guides that I’ve seen. I just happened to pass by while walking around Centro so I looked it up. It’s in a gorgeous old historic building and apparently, when it was the Ministry of Education in 1923, they commissioned Diego Rivera to adorn then place with his art (1923-1928). About 9000 square meters (almost a full kilometer) of beautiful murals all facing a stunning courtyard. There had to be at least 150 of his works in there (out of the 250 or so total). They have exhibits with original aztec murals and more modern stuff as well. How come nobody talks about this place? It’s the only museum in town open on Monday that I know of and it’s free admission. An absolutely amazing place to visit, completely off-the-radar of the hoi polloi. They might want to hire some marketing folks.




