Arts & Culture · Our pick in Mexico City
Museo Soumaya
Rodin to Rivera
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Image courtesy of © Raystormxc · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Museo Soumaya
The Museo Soumaya is a private, non-profit museum with two buildings in the city, at Plaza Carso and Plaza Loreto, and a collection of some 66,000 works, from pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican sculpture and Mexican art to European old masters and Rodin (CDMX official tourism site).
Why it's on our list
- Rodin’s The Thinker
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museo Soumaya before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museo Soumaya, as the crow flies.
- Las Alcobas1.2 km15 min walk
- Campos Polanco1.4 km17 min walk
- Casa Polanco1.5 km19 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museo Soumaya are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Museo Nacional de Antropología2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The Castillo de Chapultepec3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Bellas Artes6.7 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 35 min
- The Zócalo7.5 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 38 min
- The Templo Mayor7.6 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 39 min
- The Casa Azul10 kmCar or taxi 50 min
- The airport (AICM)14 kmCar or taxi 63 min
Train and coach terminals
- Observatorio (El Insurgente)4.7 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Buenavista station5.5 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 30 min
- TAPO (coaches east)14 kmCar or taxi 63 min