Pre-Columbian stone, the murals of the Revolution and some of the best contemporary galleries in the Americas, in a city that treats artists as public figures.
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez's museum of 1964, around a courtyard sheltered by a single giant umbrella on a bronze column. The Mexica hall holds the Sun Stone.
The architect's own house and studio of 1948, a UNESCO site: pink walls, hidden light, a staircase with no rail.
Rufino Tamayo's international collection and contemporary shows, in a concrete building half-buried in the park.
Latin America's largest private contemporary collection, in David Chipperfield's building with a saw-tooth roof.
The marble palace of the arts, with murals by Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros. Rivera's Man at the Crossroads was repainted here after Rockefeller destroyed the original in New York.
The gallery that launched Gabriel Orozco's generation, in a converted lumberyard.
Rooms, ruins and curiosities: the city's other museum.
Alberto Kalach's 'megabiblioteca' of 2006: suspended book stacks, glass floors and a whale skeleton by Gabriel Orozco.
Diego Rivera's volcanic-stone pyramid, built to house his pre-Columbian collection.
The witchcraft market: herbs, candles, amulets.
Mathias Goeritz's 1953 building, a manifesto for 'emotional architecture', with a yellow tower and a courtyard. Now UNAM's experimental art space.
Juan O'Gorman's library tower covered in stone mosaics of Mexican history. Nearby, the Espacio Escultórico (1979) is a ring of concrete prisms around a field of black lava.
Luis Barragán's last house (1976), built around a jacaranda. Its indoor pool sits in a red and blue room with a single column of light.
Museo Tamayo · until 15 Feb 2027
Museo Jumex · until 7 Feb 2027
See the full selection →The pyramids, an hour away.
Talavera and the Rosary Chapel, two hours away.
Museo Nacional de Antropología at opening → Museo Tamayo → lunch in Roma → Casa Luis Barragán (booked) → Bellas Artes at sunset.