{"id":80053186,"date":"2014-10-24T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/3-spots-for-art-lovers-in-mexico-city\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T09:02:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:02:23","slug":"3-spots-for-art-lovers-in-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/3-spots-for-art-lovers-in-mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Spots for Art Lovers in Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/cheap-flights\/mexico-city-mex-mexico-deals\">Mexico City<\/a> is one of the most fascinating places I\u2019ve visited, in large part because of its thriving art scene that is at once rooted in history and constantly changing. Whether you\u2019re in the mood to browse or to buy, here are three spots that art lovers should definitely check out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fundacionjumex.org\/site\/museojumex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Fundac\u00edon Jumex Arte Contempor\u00e1neo\/Museo Jumex<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Ampliacion Granada, 11529 Mexico City<\/em><br \/>\nFounded by Eugenio L\u00f3pez Alonso, heir to the Grupo Jumex fruit juice empire, Museo Jumex houses the company\u2019s vast contemporary art collection. The collection is considered by many to be one of the best in Latin America, and contains pieces by Jeff Koons, Andreas Gursky, Tacita Dean and Gabriel Orozco. Museo Jumex opened in 2013 with the goal of promoting contemporary art access and education. Check the website to see which exhibitions and events will be happening when you are in town.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeriaomr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Galer\u00eda OMR<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Plaza R\u00edo de Janeiro 56, Roma Norte, 06700 Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, D.F., Mexico<\/em><br \/>\nLocated in the Roma district (the leading arts area) off the Plaza de R\u00edo de Janeiro, Galer\u00eda OMR represents both emerging and established contemporary artists, and has been a pioneering force in the avant-garde art scene in Mexico City. OMR recently opened a shop where art aficionados can purchase artist editions, design pieces and more. When you\u2019re done at OMR, stroll around the Roma district a bit to discover other artistic gems.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nZ\u00f3calo (Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n)\/Palacio Nacional<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n S\/N, Centro, 06010 Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Distrito Federal, Mexico<\/em><br \/>\nStep back in time as you visit Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n (also referred to as Z\u00f3calo) in the Centro Hist\u00f3rico district (Mexico City\u2019s original center). This UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the largest plazas in the world, and is surrounded by a variety of gorgeous historic buildings. One of these is the Palacio Nacional, which houses murals by famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico City is one of the most fascinating places I\u2019ve visited, in large part because of its thriving art scene that is at once rooted in history and constantly changing. Whether you\u2019re in the mood to browse or to buy, here are three spots that art lovers should definitely check out. Fundac\u00edon Jumex Arte Contempor\u00e1neo\/Museo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80053186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80053186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80053186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80053186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98909466,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80053186\/revisions\/98909466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80053186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80053186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80053186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}