Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’

Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’ is an arts center in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’ is situated nearby to the park Frida Kahlo, as well as near the health club Kings Gym.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares.

Frida Kahlo Museum

Museum

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The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as The Blue House for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’.

Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares

Museum

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Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares is a museum in Mexico City dedicated to Mexico's ethnic and cultural diversity. This diversity not only includes that of its indigenous peoples, but also those of its regions and socioeconomic strata. Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares is situated 590 metres northwest of Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’.

Leon Trotsky House Museum

Museum

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The Leon Trotsky House Museum, Trotsky Museum, or Trotsky House Museum, is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City. Leon Trotsky House Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Foro Cultural ‘Ana María Hernández’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coyoacán and Churubusco.

Coyoacán

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This relatively large area in the southwest of Mexico City has always been a counterculture hotbed. This is where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, a few blocks away from Leon Trotsky, and the tranquil residential area, with parks, squares, and cobblestone streets, is now a favourite spot for the bohemia set.

Churubusco

Quarter

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Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. It is a part of the borough of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli".