Mexico City: Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Entry Fountain – Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Per my cousin’s recommendation, I dedicated an entire day to wandering through the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (the National Museum of Anthropology). Luckily, it was only a five minute walk from our hotel so I got there as soon as the museum opened and had the place to myself while I walked through the first few galleries. Admission was free, but I did pay for the English audio tour (75 pesos/$5.50). I never like reading in museums because the lighting is always dark which gives me a headache after about thirty minutes. Unfortunately, the audio tour map was extremely hard to follow and I often found myself searching for the artifacts that went along with the description. By the second or third room, I just pressed numbers for items I knew were in the room even if I didn’t know which item it was. I wish the recording would have played continuously so that I could wander aimlessly with it in the background. But life isn’t perfect all the time!!

Courtyard

Mexico City before the Lake was completely filled in

The Aztec Calendar

On the walk home I finally took a photo of one of the many public sculptures that I adored on Reforma Avenue. The series of twenty-four bronze sculptures are by Jorge Marin. My favorites are of men in various poses with extremely long beaks. I wish I had one of these in my living room.

Equilibrista en Split Monumental by Jorge Marin