Museo Nacional de Antropología
Mexico City · Mexico · Founded 1964
Mexico's national anthropology museum, holding the world's most important collection of pre-Columbian art.
About Museo Nacional de Antropología
Designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and opened in 1964, the museum is famous for its central courtyard sheltered by 'El Paraguas', a giant carved umbrella supported on a single column with water cascading around it.
Twenty-three permanent galleries cover the cultures of Mesoamerica and the modern indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Aztec Sun Stone and the colossal Olmec heads.
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