Diego Rivera Mural Museum

Museum · Tabacalera

Diego Rivera Mural Museum

Museum · Tabacalera

Calle Colón Balderas s/n, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06040 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Highlights

Discover the Diego Rivera Mural Museum, where the stunning mural depicting Mexico's vibrant history steals the show, complemented by whimsical sugar art exhibits.

Calle Colón Balderas s/n, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06040 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions

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"While it's host to temporary exhibitions on contemporary artists and muralists, the whole point of visiting this teensy museum is to see one of Diego Rivera's most famous murals, Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central, which survived the building that housed it in the 1985 earthquake that ravaged the city. Like in many of his murals, it's a Marxist critique of the upper-echelons of the ruling class, and history buffs get their kicks from trying to identify all the historical figures he painted in, Frida included. Located in the Centro Histórico, it's a quick, easy stop on a full day of sightseeing in the area."

The Mexico City Guide

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Thieres Carlini Rego

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Museo Mural Diego Rivera: A Glimpse into Rivera's Masterpiece This museum is home to Diego Rivera's stunning mural, "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central." It's a must-see for art lovers and those interested in Mexican history. However, the museum itself is quite small, with the mural being the main attraction.

Anita Gupta

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An excellent place to find the largest mural, 15 meters by 3 meters depicting’Sunday Afternoon’ scene painted by Diego Rivera, the famous Mexican artist and a nationalist.

Isabel A. Young

Google

Wonderful museum! The mural is a great intro to some of Mexican history and ways of thinking and has an amazing story of being moved after an earthquake. The current temporary exhibit of sugar artworks is great too. They close sharp at 6pm

Pablo Zayas

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The mural is very impressive. Give yourself extra time to read the description and notice all the characters in the mural as it represents different aspectw of culture and history. I was surprised to find an exhibition of things made of sugar, quite detailed.

Natalia Holub

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What a story about the Prado Hotel that was destroyed because of earthquake. The hotel where Edit Piaf used to sing. Fortunately, Diego Rivera’s biggest Mural survived that tragic event. It is absolutely a must seeing. Love it. On weekdays you can buy tickets for cash only, but on Sundays it is free.

Craig Desharnais

Google

Deeply unsettling portraits of colonial New Spain inform and contextualize Diego Rivera's Dream of a Sunday Afternoon. A bracing experience. Chess games can be had outside the entrance.

howard mcfarland

Google

Rivera might have been repugnant and cruel (Frida called him "The Toad") but he possessed a powerful and lasting artistic power. This is a remarkable piece -- it's the history of Mexico thru Diego's prismatic vision. At least to 1948ish... It's filled with remarkable portrayals and worth the price of admission.

Salina Duong

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I came here to see murals and was pleasantly surprised with the sugar sculpture exhibit which I found much more interesting. There is one big Diego mural on display and a few paintings and works by other artists. I overheard one patron exclaim "That's it? There's only one mural in this entire museum?" which was true, but I wasn't mad about it. The sugar sculptures are intricate and whimsical. Because of the medium, they are transient in nature, slowly degrading, which probably means you can only see this exhibit in Mexico City. My favourite were the sugar caskets - they looked delectable.

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The Mexico City Guide

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Thieres Carlini Rego

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Anita Gupta

Google

An excellent place to find the largest mural, 15 meters by 3 meters depicting’Sunday Afternoon’ scene painted by Diego Rivera, the famous Mexican artist and a nationalist.

Isabel A. Young

Google

Pablo Zayas

Google

Natalia Holub

Google

Craig Desharnais

Google

Deeply unsettling portraits of colonial New Spain inform and contextualize Diego Rivera's Dream of a Sunday Afternoon. A bracing experience. Chess games can be had outside the entrance.

howard mcfarland

Google

Salina Duong

Google