National Museum of Anthropology

The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of . It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street within Chapultepec Park in , the museum contains…
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum of Mexico
  • Also known as: Museo Nacional de Antropologia”, “Museo Nacional de Antropología”, “Museo Nacional de Antropologia - INAH”, “Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City”, and “National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)
  • Address: Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México, 11560
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapultepec and Embassy of Denmark.

is a district of . "Chapultepec" means "Grasshopper Hill" in Nahuatl, the language of the "Aztecs". The hill and surrounding district has much significance in Mexican history.

Government office
is a government office, which is situated 350 metres northwest of National Museum of Anthropology.

Museum
Casa del Lago was instituted in 1959 as the first off-campus Cultural Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It is characterized by its extraordinary ability to promote the cultural and generational encounter between the vanguard and tradition. is situated 420 metres south of National Museum of Anthropology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polanco and Condesa.

refers to an area of north of Park. This district is delimited by Paseo de la Reforma to the south, Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho to the west, Avenida Ejercito Nacional to the north and Avenida Mariano Escobedo to the east.

Neighborhood
or La is an area in the borough of , south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square.

Quarter
is a colonia or neighborhood in Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in . Its borders are: The colonia's streets carry the names of generals and governors of Mexico.

National Museum of Anthropology

Latitude
19.4261° or 19° 25′ 34″ north
Longitude
-99.18664° or 99° 11′ 12″ west
Elevation
2,260 metres (7,415 feet)
Inception
September 1964
Open location code
76F2CRG7+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 433756023
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6458949
Wiki­data ID
Q524249
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“National Museum of Anthropology” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المتحف الوطني للأنثروبولوجيا
  • Armenian: Անթրոպոլոգիայի ազգային թանգարան
  • Azerbaijani: Milli antropologiya muzeyi
  • Azerbaijani: Milli Antropologiya Muzeyi
  • Bashkir: Антропология милли музейы
  • Bashkir: Мексика Антропология милли музейы
  • Basque: Antropologia Museo Nazionala
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны музей антрапалогіі
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны музэй антрапалёгіі
  • Bulgarian: Национален музей по антропология
  • Catalan: Museu Nacional d’Antropologia de Mèxic
  • Chinese: 國立人類學博物館
  • Czech: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Dutch: Museo Nacional de Antropologia Mexico
  • Dutch: Museum Mexico
  • Dutch: Nationaal Museum voor Antropologie
  • Egyptian Arabic: المتحف الوطنى للانثروبولوجيا
  • Esperanto: Nacia Muzeo de Antropologio
  • Finnish: Meksikon antropologian kansallismuseo
  • French: Musée national d’anthropologie de Mexico
  • French: Musée national d’Anthropologie de Mexico
  • Galician: Museo Nacional de Antropoloxía de México
  • Georgian: ანთროპოლოგიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი
  • German: Nationales Anthropologiemuseum
  • German: Nationales Anthropologisches Museum
  • German: Nationales Museum für Anthropologie
  • German: Nationalmuseum für Anthropologie
  • Greek: Εθνικό Μουσείο Ανθρωπολογίας
  • Hebrew: המוזיאון הלאומי לאנתרופולוגיה
  • Hungarian: Mexikói Nemzeti Embertani Múzeum
  • Icelandic: Mannfræðisafnið í Mexíkó
  • Indonesian: Museum Antropologi Nasional
  • Irish: Músaem Náisiúnta na hAntraipeolaíochta
  • Italian: Museo nazionale di antropologia
  • Japanese: メキシコ国立人類学博物館
  • Japanese: 国立人類学博物館
  • Korean: 국립 인류학 박물관
  • Latin: Museum Nationale Anthropologiae (Mexicum)
  • Latin: Museum Nationale Anthropologiae
  • Latvian: Nacionālais Antropoloģijas muzejs
  • Lithuanian: Nacionalinis antropologijos muziejus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Norwegian: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Oriya: ନ୍ୟାସନାଲ ମିଉଜିଅମ ଅଫ ଆନ୍ଥ୍ରୋପୋଲୋଜି
  • Persian: موزهٔ ملی مردم‌شناسی مکزیکوسیتی، مکزیک
  • Persian: موزه ملی مردم‌شناسی
  • Piemontese: Musé nassional d’antropologìa
  • Polish: Narodowe Muzeum Antropologiczne w Meksyku
  • Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Antropologia
  • Russian: Национальный музей антропологии
  • Serbian: MNA
  • Serbian: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Serbian: Nacionalni muzej antropologije
  • Serbian: Мексички национални музеј антропологије
  • Serbian: Национални музеј антропологије (Мексико)
  • Serbian: Национални музеј антропологије Мексико
  • Serbian: Национални музеј антропологије у Мексику
  • Serbian: Национални музеј антропологије
  • Serbian: Национални музеј Мексика
  • Slovenian: Narodni antropološki muzej, Mehika
  • Spanish: Antropología
  • Spanish: MNA
  • Spanish: Museo de Antropología
  • Spanish: Museo Nacional de Antropologia
  • Spanish: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Tatar: Мексика милли антропология музее
  • Turkish: Ulusal Antropoloji Müzesi
  • Ukrainian: Національний музей антропології
  • Yue Chinese: 國立人類學博物館
  • Museo Nacional de Antropología

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