The 10 most visited museums in Mexico City

Mexico City, a cosmopolitan place that is always growing and has all kinds of options to offer the visitor and the inhabitant of this great megalopolis. From cinemas and theaters to archeological sites, without forgetting the great offer of restaurants, nightclubs, etc.

Not to mention museums which, according to their definition, are places that treasure objects and documents on the evolutionary processes of mankind, and through their collections one can learn about the history and development of the locality, the nation, and the world.

In CDMX there are more than 150 museums impossible to mention them all, but the 10 that have the largest number of visitors and that we invite you to know. We remind you that most of them offer guided tours that will make your visit a unique and unforgettable experience.

1. National Museum of Anthropology and History. One of the most visited and beautiful of this city. It exhibits about 600,000 pieces of the main pre-Hispanic cultures (Mayas, Aztecs, Olmecs, etc.) from all over the country. Distributed in 10 ethnographic rooms that show the natural and economic environment, their gods, their development of knowledge (mathematics, writing, etc.), their history and their cultural stages. It is located north of the Chapultepec Park.

Location: Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México

(Note: This suggestion and points 2, 3 and 4 are located near our Hotel Presidente InterContinental Mexico City)

2. Museo Jumex. Located west of the city in the Polanco area. This is a museum that displays interesting pieces of contemporary art with works by world-class artists such as Andy Warhol, Gabriel Orozco and many more. They have temporary exhibitions.

Location: Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11520 Mexico City, Mexico.

3. Soumaya Museum. A few steps from the Jumex Museum is a building of impressive architecture, unique in its kind that houses a large collection of works of art distributed in six levels. You will find incredible pieces of decorative arts, gold and silver coins, antique banknotes, works of New Spanish and European masters. As well as beautiful pieces in ivory and other oriental articles. Art in its best expression, movements, and trends. It has a temporary exhibition hall.

Location:  Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529 , Mexico City, Mexico.

4. Papalote Museum. For the whole family. The proposal of this precinct is the learning of children through play, focusing on communication and coexistence in an interactive way in the fields of science, technology, and art.

Location: Av Constituyentes 268, Bosque de Chapultepec II Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11100 Mexico City, CDMX

5. National Museum of Art. Located in the center of the city, we arrive at this precinct that exhibits the history of Mexican art with works that span from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. You will find beautiful paintings of ancient Mexico, for example by the great landscape painter Dr. Atl and others.

Location: Calle de Tacuba 8, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000, Mexico City, México.

6. Palace of Fine Arts Museum. We continue in the historic center of the city in this great stage of memorable works of opera, ballet, contemporary dance and others. In this palace of art, built in marble with wonderful art nouveau and neoclassical exteriors while the interior features art deco design, you will find in its temporary and permanent exhibitions works of national and international artists.

Location: Av. Juárez s/n esq. Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Col. Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06050 Mexico City, Mexico.

7. Museum of Mexican Popular Art. Also in the historic center, this museum displays a wide variety of pieces ranging from the impressive, mythical, and colorful alebrijes (eccentric and whimsical figures that are the product of the imagination of artisans), traditional toys, piñatas, as well as textiles and pieces of glass and ceramics.

Location: Revillagigedo 11, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06050 Mexico City, Mexico.

8. Frida Kahlo Museum. Now to the south of the city we find La Casa Azul, so called because of the beautiful cobalt blue tone of its construction. In this place you will find a collection of paintings, photographs, folk art objects, memorabilia of the famous Mexican painter and her husband the great muralist Diego Rivera.

Location: Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100, Mexico City, México.

9. University Museum of Contemporary Art. It is also located south of the city within the facilities of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Here are exhibited works created since 1952 of the various artistic movements of Mexican artists.

Location: Av. Insurgentes Sur 3000, CU, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.

10. The Museo del Tiempo Tlalpan A. C. Is a unique museum that exhibits clocks, musical devices and other timekeeping instruments and devices, some of which are centuries old. The museum strives to preserve the history of time itself and its measurement throughout history and the best part is that all the objects on display are still functional, from clocks to music boxes, phonographs, and record machines. A small treasure to discover in Tlalpan in the south of the city.

Location: Plaza de la Constitución 7, a un costado del edificio de la Alcaldía, Tlalpan Centro I, Tlalpan, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico.

The capital city is home to many options for all tastes and ages. If you would like more information about other wonderful museums, ask your reservation agent who will be able to help you.