Inaugurated under the name of Museo de Artes Plásticas, on November 29, 1934, it was the first art museum in Mexico, that is, the first cultural venue dedicated to exhibiting artistic objects for contemplation. Its collection included pieces from the 16th century to the 1934 murals by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, as well as a room for Mesoamerican sculpture, another for Mexican prints, and a Museum of Popular Art, which housed the Roberto Montenegro collection. In 1947, taking advantage of the creation of the National Institute of Fine Arts, the museographer and cultural promoter Fernando Gamboa and the painters Julio Castellanos and Julio Prieto modified the project in the National Museum of Plastic Arts.
At the same time, it incorporated a wide panorama of Mexican art, a nourished educational program and a vast publication plan that promoted the national artistic wealth at different levels. Starting in 1968, the exhibition halls of the Palace are known as the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, which was not only the first museum dedicated to plastic production, but was also the indisputable origin of the art museum system in Mexico. Since then, the museum has been in charge of constituting the main platform for action and exhibition space for national and international artists.
From the enormous collection that it housed during the first half of its history, the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes currently permanently exhibits 17 mural works by seven national artists executed between 1928 and 1963, maintains an intense program of temporary exhibitions, as well as a Lots of activities for everyone.
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas corner with Avenida Juárez, s/n,
col. Center, Cuauhtémoc mayor's office, Mexico City, C.P. 06050
SCHEDULE
Tuesday through Sunday,
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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