Diego Rivera Mural Museum & Palacio Bellas Artes

Yesterday, Janina and I went to the Diego Rivera Mural Museum and the Palacio Bellas Artes, located on opposite sides of the Alameda park in the center of Mexico City. The mural museum owes its origins to the September 19, 1985 earthquake that destroyed many buildings in Mexico City, including the hotel that had been the long-time home of Diego Rivera's mural, "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park." 

After the earthquake, an organization acquired the mural and moved it to a museum space near the remains of the hotel, where it lives today, along with related objects, including studies for murals in the Palacio Bellas Artes.

The Palacio Bellas Artes is a beautiful, early 20th century structure with a magnificent Art Deco interior. They had an exhibit of paintings, sculptures, textiles, and ceramics from contemporary Mexican artists, along with a permanent exhibit of murals done by some of Mexico's most important mural artists. Click through for a link to the photo album.

You can find the Diego Rivera Mural Museum & Palacio Bellas Artes photo album here.