Museo de Arte Moderno

A beautiful museum with indoor and outdoor artwork to view and enjoy. Their current art collections included work by artists that not only were amazing at their craft but also had a unique connection with Mexico. An incredible place to visit if you enjoy art!

Nice artwork and outdoor sculpture garden. The staff was pretty distracting by correcting where me and other guests should walk, this happened consistently at every gallery. It felt a little controlling and like I wasn’t free to enjoy or interpret the art I was interested in, like it had to be on someone else’s terms.

A moderately interesting collection of Mexican art. Some pieces seem out of place in a "Modern" art museum. They don't entirely fit the genre but respectable nonetheless. Brush up on your Spanish - no other languages are spoken.

I loved this museum. The buildings and the gardens themselves are marvellous (my photos aren't great though). One can easily spend the entire day in this museum. There's a coffee shop with descent coffee and snacks. Entrance fee is just $90 MXN. The temporary expositions, focused on the idea of modernity, that are on display (September 2024) show the tensions among mid-twentieth-century-Mexican artists, as new styles in painting challenged the art establishment represented by nationalist and pro-revolutionary artist such as Rivera and Siqueiros. It wasn't that crowded for a Friday, which was good.

Excellent modern art museum with rotating exhibits. The building is really cool, especially the parabolic marble ceiling that creates an amplified echo effect. The sculpture garden is also lovely. Admission is cash only, 90 pesos per person.

Beautiful Museum with a very nice small permanent collection and interesting exhibitions. Only three stars because of one very rude staff member. I was told by the security staff that I could return the following day to see a new exhibit that was going to open. We'll, I was not, and the person at the entrance was very rude, even after I explained the situation and told him that not only I had a ticket from the day before, but I was a senior citizen and most museums in Mexico city are free for seniors. That is not the way to treat visitors! I'm very disappointed. Mexico city is very big and traffic is very heavy, so it took me an hour to get to museum from my hotel. Luckily for me, Museum and The National History museum are close by, and I was able to visit them (For free, since I'm a senior), so my afternoon was not wasted. Train your staff better, please!

A stunning museum with two floors of exhibits and outdoor statue garden. There were a variety of exhibits featuring Mexico City artists from Abraham Ángel to Enrique Archie Verría and a visiting exhibit from John Golding. I enjoyed the variety and the setting in Chapultepec Park was serene. A must visit! You can also find The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo canvas in this museum.

Only the entrance facing reform road is open. Nice architecture and paintings. The garden is so comfortable :)

A beautiful museum with indoor and outdoor artwork to view and enjoy. Their current art collections included work by artists that not only were amazing at their craft but also had a unique connection with Mexico. An incredible place to visit if you enjoy art!

Nice artwork and outdoor sculpture garden. The staff was pretty distracting by correcting where me and other guests should walk, this happened consistently at every gallery. It felt a little controlling and like I wasn’t free to enjoy or interpret the art I was interested in, like it had to be on someone else’s terms.

A moderately interesting collection of Mexican art. Some pieces seem out of place in a "Modern" art museum. They don't entirely fit the genre but respectable nonetheless. Brush up on your Spanish - no other languages are spoken.

I loved this museum. The buildings and the gardens themselves are marvellous (my photos aren't great though). One can easily spend the entire day in this museum. There's a coffee shop with descent coffee and snacks. Entrance fee is just $90 MXN. The temporary expositions, focused on the idea of modernity, that are on display (September 2024) show the tensions among mid-twentieth-century-Mexican artists, as new styles in painting challenged the art establishment represented by nationalist and pro-revolutionary artist such as Rivera and Siqueiros. It wasn't that crowded for a Friday, which was good.

Excellent modern art museum with rotating exhibits. The building is really cool, especially the parabolic marble ceiling that creates an amplified echo effect. The sculpture garden is also lovely. Admission is cash only, 90 pesos per person.

Beautiful Museum with a very nice small permanent collection and interesting exhibitions. Only three stars because of one very rude staff member. I was told by the security staff that I could return the following day to see a new exhibit that was going to open. We'll, I was not, and the person at the entrance was very rude, even after I explained the situation and told him that not only I had a ticket from the day before, but I was a senior citizen and most museums in Mexico city are free for seniors. That is not the way to treat visitors! I'm very disappointed. Mexico city is very big and traffic is very heavy, so it took me an hour to get to museum from my hotel. Luckily for me, Museum and The National History museum are close by, and I was able to visit them (For free, since I'm a senior), so my afternoon was not wasted. Train your staff better, please!

A stunning museum with two floors of exhibits and outdoor statue garden. There were a variety of exhibits featuring Mexico City artists from Abraham Ángel to Enrique Archie Verría and a visiting exhibit from John Golding. I enjoyed the variety and the setting in Chapultepec Park was serene. A must visit! You can also find The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo canvas in this museum.

Only the entrance facing reform road is open. Nice architecture and paintings. The garden is so comfortable :)

The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City or Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM) is cool. It's like walking into a building where all the art decided to hang in this circular museum that looks like it could double as a classy UFO hangar. You go in, and they've got all these paintings and sculptures by famous Mexican artists, like Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo. Diego's like, "Here's my art," and Tamayo's like, "Cool, here's mine," and then Leonora Carrington shows up with some surreal stuff and says, "Hold my brush." BUT you must see the work of Saturnino Herrán, it's magic! look him up RIGHT NOW. The museum is in Chapultepec Park, which is great because if you get tired of looking at art, you can go outside and stare at trees. Or you can hit up the café for a coffee and act like you're pondering deep things about art when you're just wondering if you should have rode a bike here. Even if you don't know much about modern art, you'll walk out feeling like you do. Or at least like you saw "The Two Fridas" in the flesh. So go get some culture!

I'm sure this is a terrific museum (normally) but like the latest reviewer, we did not find out that the vast majority of it was inaccessible due to renovations until we had paid full admission to visit and go inside. It feels incredibly disingenuous of the folks running this museum to accept those charges for their visitors to inevitably find out they are at best getting about 15-20 minutes worth of things to look at. There are also no updates on the official website regarding most of the museum being inaccessible and the price of 70 pesos on that site does not reflect the actual price of 80. Only the inclusion of a few good Diego Rivera pieces saved the experience from being a complete disaster for me but just very barely. For anyone visiting CDMX soon, you have a plethora of other really great museum options to spend your time and money on.

I lived this museum, the architecture, the sculpture walk, and especially the Oswaldo Vigas show.

We visited the Museo de Arte Moderno on one of our days of exploring el Bosque de Chapultepec on a trip to Mexico City earlier this month. It was definitely one of the better museums we visited in the Chapultepec area! It has a permanent collection of works by artists including Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, and David Alfaro Sigueiros! There's also a very famous Frida Kahlo - "The Two Fridas/Las dos Fridas" - you know the one. When we visited, there was an amazing exhibit of works by Remedios Varo, which was amazing. The building is really cool but - amazing architecture - but feels like it could use a little influx of cash to give it a little facelift. Due to construction on the grounds/perimeter of the grounds, it took us a minute to figure out where the entrance was. There is a good sized sculpture garden at the museum as well. It was worth it to stop by just for Las dos Fridas, the building, and the Varos exhibit! If you're interested in Mexican art, modern art (late 19th-20th century), or just feel like a museum, el Museo de Arte Moderno is a great stop/attraction in the Chapultepec area!

I understand that this museum is getting much needed renovations, but when I went the sculpture garden was closed (the entire outside was cordoned off), and only three rooms were open. It took about 15 minutes to see everything, and we were charged full price. The saving grace was the Kahlo masterpiece, which is why I'm not giving it one star.

We came after touring the castle. One of the four main rooms was closed to install an upcoming exhibit. The remaining rooms were pretty good, with the Frida Kahlo paintings being the highlight for me. It's a small, manageable museum with limited English signage. Free for students.

This art museum is circular-shaped like the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. Checking out the futuristic marble interior here is worth a visit in itself. The collection is fantastic but a lot of it goes into hiding to make room for exhibitions. As much as I like the museum, I often feel sorry for it because it seems a bit worn and underfunded. The expansive grounds for sculpture have remained especially tired for years. Is that a reason not to visit? No. Exhibitions are worthwhile and, when more of the permanent collection is on display, the museum is strong on mid-20th century masters of Mexican art.

This is a petite museum, especially when one of the galleries is closed. You can walk through this museum in less than an hour, which can be nice if you're not looking for an all-day activity. They have some wonderful pieces from Mexican artists, including one of Frida Kahlo's most famous paintings!

I came here mostly because of the striking architecture, both interior and exterior, of the building. It did not disappoint, I must say. The marble, the reflections and the beautiful hall. It was indeed very, very beautiful. The exhibitions are pretty fine as well. Some are international, while most reflect the Mexican modern history. As it should be. The only thing I miss is English language around the building. The paintings and exhibitions are only written in Spanish which can be hard for a Dane who - very sadly - can not speak that language. International tourists are a present part of the world and also Mexico DF. Having said that; I enjoyed both building and art very much.

This small-ish modern art museum features mostly paintings from contemporary Mexican artists. There are four main halls featuring a variety of artistic content. Not all of it was necessarily appealing to me personally, but there were a few pieces I quite enjoyed. This wouldn't be my highest-priority museum to visit, but if you have some extra time, feel free to pay a visit.

The art was amazing! & I absolutely LOVED the Leonora Carrington featured galleries. I did feel that the security was singling me out. I got yelled at multiple times for taking pictures, touching railings (what else are those there for?) & for having my phone out. Others in the gallery were doing the same things & were not getting yelled at... there were also no sign stating phones and/or pictures were not allowed It was also frustrating that one of the Carrington books in the gift shop could only be purchased with cash, because I would have purchase multiples of it but could only purchase one due to lack of cash. Other things in the gift shop could be purchased with a visa so it was even more frustrating.

A must see, they have one of most famous Frida Kahlo's painting called "Las dos Fridas". The entrance is free on Sundays and some of the expositions change frequently.

Highly recommended in CDMX! A great mix of pieces and a solid gift shop. I was surprised at the diversity of art here and really enjoyed my visit. Don't miss it!

Not a must see museum for me but a nice museum. I learned more about some of the Mexican artists plus saw some nice pieces by some big names. My favorites were by Jose Gorman and Remedios Varo. The Two Fridas is also an obvious one to catch. My favorite part of the museum was the building. Cool ceiling dome.

Sunday is museum day in CDMX! Most are FREE to locals and some to all. The current exhibit is Balenciaga and worth a look into the fashion world and those who wore it well like Maria Felix. Another room had a great display of books, pictures and movies by Traven and there is also the permanent works like the Two Frida's, which is quite big! Enjoyed walking around the gardens with many busts of women along the rail of Reforma. Needs some maintenance, but worth the visit.

In truth I'd give this place 2.5 stars, but could bring myself to round up. This place is in serious need of renovation, inside and out. While i found much of the work on display interesting, I was disappointed in the curation of the exhibits which seemed to adhere loosely to professional museum standards. I felt bad for the sculptures on display outside: many were rusting, cracking and seemed forgotten. In fact some works were without identification and others were missing .

The museum was free on the Sunday we visited, but would have been worth paying for. The building itself embodies modernism, as does the sculpture park on its grounds. I found the galleries, ever changing, to be full of curiosities, from a collection of mind-bending paintings of wizards, to humanscale three dimensional tunnels and spheres made of antlers.

Beautiful ring shaped building reminiscent of the Hishorn in D.C. The place is a little unkempt, but that just adds to its charm. The collection seemed a little on the smaller side, but quite impressive nonetheless. Two Frida's will eternally be one of my favorite paintings & is prominently displayed in the building. The place was free on the Sunday I went & is an overall great collection of modern art.

The exhibition was pretty limited when I went, but the sculpture garden in the back has one of the most beautiful collections of unusual abstract sculpture I have ever seen - and the building itself is worth a trip to see. free for students :)

This museum deserves better rating than Museo Tayamo because the exhibitions inside are more comprehensive and representative of Mexican artists. The garden is lovely to walk in.

The collection here isn't very big, but the museum itself and grounds are lovely. I suggest heading to the cafe to order a picnic lunch which you can enjoy in the outdoor sculpture garden