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Mexican Muralists at the Museum of San Ildefonso


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Join Prof. Cristina Ríos to discover the artworks of the founders of Mexican Muralism (1923-2023) on a two-hour morning walking tour filled with detailed explanations of the murals at San Ildefonso


Former College Of San Ildefonso



Come with us to the Museum of San Ildefonso on a morning tour of Orozco’s artwork, hear a historian’s detailed explanation of the murals and discover Mexico’s most important post-Revolution painter. The magnificent frescos provide a unique opportunity to learn about Mexican social movements through Orozcos’s eyes. Listen to Prof. Cristina Ríos’s detailed explanations in front of each mural, learn about the fascinating history of the Mexican Postrevolutionary social movements.
Learn about the spirit of Mexican Post-revolutionary painters through the pencils of Jean Charlot, Fernando Leal, Ramón Alva de la Canal and José Clemente Orozco
In this murals, pre-hispanic and popular references were integrative metaphors reaching for an ideal, popular education and social transformation. The mural aesthetic searches to build a social utopia, the murals are visual references of a historical narrative and a political aesthetic



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Duration 2.5 hours

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Live tour guide

English, Spanish

Wheelchair accessible

from € 36.62 per person
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About this experience

Itinerary
  • Starting location:
  • Former College of San Ildefonso
  • Former College of San Ildefonso
  • Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (2 hours)
  • Extra fee
  • Main stop
  • For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
  • Highlights
  • Mexplore Tenochtitlan invites you to the Museum of San Ildefonso
  • Learn about the spirit of Mexican Post-revolutionary mural frescos
  • Listen to Prof. Cristina Ríos’s detailed explanations in front of each mural
  • In this murals, pre-hispanic and popular references were integrative metaphors
  • Join Prof. Cristina Ríos to discover the artworks of the founders of Muralism
  • Includes
  • Includes
  • Live tour guide with detailed explanations in each fresco
  • Headsets to hear the tor guide clearly
  • Entry tickets to the Museum of San Ildefonso (approximately 3 USD)
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Not suitable for
  • Children under 10 years
  • People over 95 years

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