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The Art Deco skylight and amber stone of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, seen from below

Itinerary · Mexico City, Mexico

The murals in a day

From the birthplace of muralism to Rivera’s Sunday in the Alameda.

One day

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  1. 9:30

    1The Palacio Nacional

    Centro Histórico·Palace and murals

    Rivera on the stairway; bring ID.

  2. 11:30

    2Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso

    Centro Histórico·Murals and exhibitions

    Orozco and the first murals.

  3. 13:30

    3Sanborns de los Azulejos

    Centro Histórico·Historic restaurant

    Lunch in the House of Tiles.

  4. 15:30

    4The Palacio de Bellas Artes

    Centro Histórico·Palace of the arts

    The murals upstairs.

  5. 17:00

    5Museo Mural Diego Rivera

    Centro·Museum

    A Sunday afternoon in the Alameda.

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