New home for Mexico City’s eclectic popular art

“Many a Mexican museum can be called interesting or impressive, with their extensive collections of giant stone Olmeca heads and pre-Hispanic hand tools. But how about whimsical? How about magical? How about fun?

That’s where the new Museum of Popular Art comes in. It celebrates the art still produced by about 8 million Mexicans, with dream-world “alebrije” papier-mí¢ché monsters and colorful embroidered tablecloths, tin soldiers and videos of popular celebrations.”

The museum is at the corner of Revillagigedo and Independencia in Mexico City’s historic downtown area, directly behind the Sheraton Centro Historico. It’s two blocks south and one block east of the subway station Hidalgo. . Contact: 011-52-55-5521-2951; www.map.org.mx (in Spanish).

Stumble it! | |