Diego Rivera Murals Self-Guided Audio Walk: SEP Courtyards, San Ildefonso, Bellas Artes and the Alameda Dream
105 minutes
About this experience
In 1921 Mexico's new government handed the walls of its public buildings to painters. This walk follows those walls across the historic center, from a market Rivera's students painted to a Jesuit church holding one of the very first murals, the college where Orozco painted The Trench and the ministry Rivera covered with more than two hundred panels. Stand on Plaza Santo Domingo beside the Inquisition's palace, then walk through the city the painters grew up in: an operetta star's theater, a Spanish king on horseback, a post office with ironwork from Florence and the white marble Palacio de Bellas Artes. Cross the Alameda, the park Rivera painted, and finish at the museum built for his Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central. Eleven stops, about 2.8 km and an hour and three quarters, at your own pace in English or Spanish. Museum entry not included; the SEP courtyards and several interiors are free.
What's included
Walk the historic center east to west from a painted market and a Jesuit church to the SEP courtyards, Plaza Santo Domingo, Bellas Artes and the Alameda, ending at Rivera's Dream of a Sunday Afternoon.
Good to know
Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.