Arts & Culture · Our pick in Mexico City
Museo Tamayo
Modern and contemporary
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © José Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Museo Tamayo
The Museo Tamayo, now the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, is at Paseo de la Reforma 51 in Bosque de Chapultepec; it stages major contemporary exhibitions and draws on the collection of its founder, Rufino Tamayo (CDMX official tourism site).
Why it's on our list
- In Chapultepec
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museo Tamayo before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museo Tamayo, as the crow flies.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City650 m8 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City800 m10 min walk
- Marquis Reforma850 m10 min walk
- The St. Regis Mexico City950 m12 min walk
- Hotel Habita1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museo Tamayo 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.
Nearest Metro stations
- ChapultepecLine 1750 m9 min walk
Key sights
- The Museo Nacional de Antropología550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Castillo de Chapultepec600 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Bellas Artes4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 26 min
- The Zócalo5.2 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 29 min
- The Templo Mayor5.3 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 29 min
- The Casa Azul8.1 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 40 min
- The airport (AICM)11 kmCar or taxi 54 min
Train and coach terminals
- Observatorio (El Insurgente)3.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Buenavista station3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 23 min
- TAPO (coaches east)12 kmCar or taxi 54 min