A cultural mecca, Mexico City has plenty to offer museumgoers. From the anthropological treasures to contemporary art, you\u2019re sure to find something that captivates even the hardest to impress world traveler. Here are my top three suggestions.<\/p>\n
Museo Tamayo<\/a><\/strong> Mexico City\u2019s premier contemporary art museum, Museo Tamayo produces innovative exhibitions with pieces from its modern and contemporary art collection, as well as the work of its founder Rufino Tamayo. The museum is also committed to supporting arts research and education programs. Current exhibitions include Cyclorama, a look into the practice of five artists interested in landscape and history as forms of representation and mediation, and Trisha Brown: Floor of the Forest, an exploration of one of the most original and innovative figures of contemporary dance, whose groundbreaking work redefined choreographic practice in the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n Museo Nacional de Anthropologia<\/a><\/strong> Mexico\u2019s National Museum of Anthropology contains one of the world\u2019s largest collections of archaeological and anthropological artifacts from pre-Hispanic Mayan civilizations to the Spanish conquest. The museum<\/a> is known for its modern architecture (designed by Pedro Ramirez Vazquez); the stunning umbrella roof is supported by a single column representing a mythological tree, which was an important symbol to the pre-Hispanic native populations. Each of the exhibition areas contains artifacts from a particular geographic region or culture, including Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, Mixtec, Zapotec, Olmec, and Maya. A highlight of the museum is the Aztec Calendar, Piedra del Sol (Stone of the Sun), which is frequently compared to the Mayan Calendar.<\/p>\n
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\nAv. Paseo de la Reforma y calzada Gandhi s\/n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco, Delegaci\u00f3n Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11560<\/p>\n