Former College of San Ildefonso

This place has amazing architecture, history and art and is a must for any art lover visiting the Mexico City.

Located in the heart of the city, the visit can be combined with a visit of the Museo del Templo Mayor, the Cathedral orante if the amazing restaurants in the area.

Beautiful colonial architecture combined with impressive mural by Orozco. Currently the exhibition by Sergio Hernandez makes it all even more impressive.

A must see museum set in an 18th century former Jesuit school for the sons of wealthy Mexicans. The interior contains murals by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Fernando Leal. The many galleries inside its walls showcase exhibitions by Mexican artists, currently the glorious and thought provoking work of Sergio Hernandez, whose iconography reflects his Indigenous heritage, and that of his native region of Oaxaca, including the Zapotec and Mixtec cultures of Mesoamerica. In his work, you’ll find everything from violent practices of human sacrifice to images of a solitary whale.

Entry fee is 50p, very worth it.

Must visit if you’re interested in art/murals/history.. and a nice gift shop

What a gem 💎 I stumbled across this building, while walking around the city center. This was one of the first schools founded in CDMX by Loyola’s (Spanish) priests back in 1537. The Murals inside are stunning. This building also serves as a place for exhibitions.

One of the most beautiful buildings in the Centro Historico. Originally a high school, this museum has dozens of murals from Rivera and other famous Mexican artists from the 1920s to the 1940s. Exhibitions change all the time but they are usually about great topics.

This place is very close to the zócalo, it's beautiful with striking murals from the most famous muralists in Mexico. The building Idris is full of history, one very related to the Mexican academia, there's one room in particular that it shows all the ceremony needed when future doctors (PhD) presented their final exam.

It's an amazing museum, highly recommended. It exhibits and highlights many great mural artwork from Orozco (masterpieces in the second floor), Siqueiro and Rivera. It's the place where Friday Kahlo and Diego Rivera met for the first time. It is an absolute must do while in Mexico City. Entry is free on Tuesday. It is recommended to go with a tour though to better understand the murals.

Awesome place! The murals of Orozco and Rivera are mind-blowing!

Extensive mural painting, especially by Orozco but also by Diego Rivera. Beautiful serene setting and no crowds.

This is perhaps one the most emblematic buildings in the historical downtown of Mexico City. It was funded by the jesuits to bring education to the viceroyalty (Colonial Mexico), as the jesuit society gained economic momentum during this time the building we know today began to take shape. With the exile of the jesuits by King Charles III, the building served several purposes such as the french/american troop quarters during war time. By the time Juarez was president and his secular reforms on education the building housed the newly created "national high school" with a school curriculum based on positivism. It then formed part of the National University, now the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently a museum as of 1992 after restoration since it was closed to the public by the '80s.

Lovely place full of history and culture

A building part of Mexico's history. Full of murals and cultural activities. Also presents important exhibitions.

Surprisingly interesting with some great murals, temporary modern art exhibits and beautiful architecture.

Worth visiting. The place is gorgeous and the murals are great. I can just imagine how lucky students were to attend school at this place.

It's a magical building, full of art.

Wow, the Orozco murals are incredible and powerful. It's also peaceful which was a nice break after crush of the surrounding street markets.

Great Museum with the best constant exhibitions from all over the world!!

Nice place with cool activities.
Must go on the museum nights and take a workshop of spoken word, really good teachers.

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Wonderful murals and super interesting, huge free exhibit. The building itself is also beautifully kept up and lovely to be in.