Museum of Murals
Museum of Murals is a museum in Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City which is located on Calle República de Argentina. Museum of Murals is situated nearby to the church Templo de Santa Catalina de Siena, as well as near the public building Ex Templo de la Encarnación.- Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Tuesday: closed - Type: Museum
- Address: 28 Calle República de Argentina
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 320 metres southwest of Museum of Murals.
Templo Mayor
Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. Templo Mayor is situated 230 metres south of Museum of Murals.
El Colegio Nacional
College
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The National College is a Mexican honorary academy with a strictly limited membership created by presidential decree in 1943 in order to bring together the country's foremost artists and scientists, who are periodically invited to deliver lectures and seminars in their respective area of speciality. El Colegio Nacional is situated 100 metres southwest of Museum of Murals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Museum of Murals.
Museum of Murals
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.43696° or 19° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
-99.13162° or 99° 7′ 54″ westOpen location code
76F2CVP9+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13538873814OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Museum of Murals” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Museo Vivo del Muralismo”
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Highlights include Templo de Santa Catalina de Siena and Ex Templo de la Encarnación.
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