Native Trails MyTrails 2025 97 Ciudad de México 16 Visit of the Colegio de San Ildefonso Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy You visit the museum Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in the historic center of Mexico City. The Baroque building from the early 18th century was one of the most important educational institutions in the Mexican capital for many years. Since the early 1990s, it accommodates a museum with permanent and temporary exhibitions that has become increasingly popular. On your tour, you see wall paintings by various artists, e.g., Clemente Orozco and Fernando Leal as well as one of the first murals by Diego Rivera and many other exhibits of modern and contemporary art. 17 Visit of the Museo Interactivo de Economía Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy In a historical building in Mexican Baroque style, you will find a museum that is unique in the world. The newest technology is used to teach you all about how economy works. The museum was brought into being as a project of Mexico’s central bank and offers very vivid information about economic growth and sustainability, measured and perceived inflation rates, supply and demand, barter, taxes, and much more. Interactive installations enable visitors to test their knowledge and to check, for example, how government decisions affect their own purses. 18 Museo Nacional de Arquitectura Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The mission of the “Museo Nacional de Arquitectura” in the uppermost story of the magnificent “Palace of Fine Arts” (Palacio de Bellas Artes) is to direct public attention to the country’s historic architectural heritage as well as to show works of contemporary architects of Mexico and abroad. On the basis of original plans, old and new photos and videos, and models of buildings, you will get a clear image of different buildings and their relations to their surroundings. One of the most important architects presented in the exhibitions, which rotate at regular intervals, is Mexican Luis Barragán, the “master of emotional architecture.” 19 Visit of the Palace of Fine Arts Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Apart from the National Museum of Architecture and several halls for special events, under its roof, the Palacio de Bellas Artes accommodates a museum for murals, the art form so characteristic of Mexican painting. Let yourself be impressed by works by Diego Rivera, the dean of mural painting, David Alfaro Siqueiros, or Rufino Tamayo. Beside the permanent exhibition with 17 of these works, there are also many temporary exhibitions in the museum. Get more detailed information on location. 20 Visit of the Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the place to admire a unique stage curtain made from Tiffany glass – and the famous Ballet Folclórico de México de Amalia Hernández. Performing music and folkdances from the different regions of the country, the ensemble, since its founding in 1952, has presented the culture and soul of Mexico all over the world, but especially in the heart of Mexico City. It is fascinating to see how the traditions of the old Mesoamerican high civilizations, the Conquista and modern Mexico blend to become great art. 21 Visit the Photo Archives of Mexico City Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The “Museo Archivo de la Fotografía” displays particularly illustrative material to retrace the development of Mexico City from a town of half a million inhabitants at about 1900 to one of the biggest cities in the world. Infrastructure, buildings, parks, excavation sites – over two million photos capture the most diverse facets of more than 100 years of metropolitan history and demonstrate the continuous change of the cityscape. The enormous archives are made accessible by temporary expositions on various subjects – architecture is put in a fascinating perspective, for instance, by placing it in the context of historic and current events (state visits, parades, revolutions, or just everyday life in Mexico City).
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