It's Sunday, the day of the free museums in Mexico City... So let's give one a try: Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts). It has hosted some of the most notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. It has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico" and is located on the western side of the historic center next to the Alameda Central park.
You enter the building at the main entrance and at the left site you can get your free green ticket at the 'taquilla' booth. Then you can go to the right stairway and wait in line. Note: You can not enter with backpacks. You must bring them to the baggage drop off (free). We had to wait about 5 minutes before we could go upstairs to wait in another line to really enter the exhibition. The first part was an exhibition about 'ROJO MEXICANO', an exhibition that follows the the trajectory of Mexican cochineal, an insect that thrives on a variety of the nopal cactus and produces a dye possessing unique qualities.
Afterwards you can enter the painters zone. There were a couple of big names there. We especially looked for the famous Belgian painters and all the other European painters. The big highlight of the moment was Vincent Van Gogh with Bedroom in Arles. The longest queue to get a picture (taking pictures with a professional camera costs 30 MXN, but you can take pictures with your phone and nobody will ever say anything --> saving tip). Afterwards you could even get a phone inside the room of Van Gogh. There was a replica made in the entrance of the museum.
Info:
Address: Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Av. Juárez, Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Mexico
Number: +52 55 5512 2593
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (tickets until 5 pm)
Entrance fee: 60 MXN temporary exhibition - 60 MXN permanent exhibition - free entrance for students and teachers
Free entrance day: Sunday
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