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Casa Guillermo Tovar de Teresa
A collector's house opens a smaller-scale route into Mexico City's art history.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
PlaceCulture
Palacio de Bellas Artes: performance halls
Opera, dance and orchestral music animate the Palacio de Bellas Artes after a day in the Centro.
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Centro Cultural Roberto Cantoral
Folded concrete and a wooded setting give Roberto Cantoral a distinctive arrival.
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A Centro day, from breakfast to Bellas Artes
A proper breakfast, two cultural stops and time on foot in between. A compact starting point for the historic centre.
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Acuario Inbursa
An aquarium visit offers a different indoor outing in the Nuevo Polanco area.
EventConcerts
OCBA: 70th-anniversary gala
Bach, Grieg and Tchaikovsky mark a chamber orchestra anniversary.
EventExhibitions
Minia Biabiany: Nuestras escuchas
Water, listening and the memory of Guadeloupe shape an exhibition that asks for a quieter pace at MUAC.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Álvaro Urbano: Helen
Architecture, plants and remembered lives meet in Álvaro Urbano’s exhibition at Jumex, opening in October.
PlaceCulture
Centro de Creación Literaria Xavier Villaurrutia
Writing and reading shape the programme at this Hipódromo literary centre.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Museo Soumaya, Plaza Carso
A silver curve outside, an extensive collection inside. Pair Soumaya’s free galleries with neighbouring Jumex for a focused art day.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
LagoAlgo
Art beside the lake in Chapultepec’s second section. Start with the galleries and leave the restaurant as a separate choice.
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Museo de Cera de la Ciudad de México
Wax figures occupy a historic mansion at the Museo de Cera.
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Mercado de Coyoacán
Tostadas and market aisles make a useful pause between Coyoacán museums.
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Two museums, then the lake
Soumaya and Jumex share a neighbourhood. LagoAlgo adds a lakeside finish, with a deliberate transfer between the two parts.
PlaceOutdoors
Alameda Central
Paths, benches and mature trees offer a central pause between the museums and streets around Bellas Artes.
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Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco
Museums and cultural programming add context to a walk through Tlatelolco.