Museo Mural Diego Rivera

Museum in Mexico City

Museo Mural Diego Rivera

Museum's entrance

Location| Historic center of Mexico City
Type| Art
Director| Luis Rius Caso
Architect| José Luis Benlliure Galán

Museo Mural Diego Rivera is a museum in Mexico City where Diego Rivera's 1946–47 mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central is located.

## Location

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It is located at Balderas Avenue number 202, in the historic center of Mexico City.

## Objective

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It is the goal of the museum to preserve and disseminate Diego Rivera's artistic work,[1] as well as organize temporary exhibits and conferences and events, talks, concerts and other art activities.[2]

## History

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Diego Rivera's portrait

The museum was built in 1986 as a space to exhibit Diego Rivera's 1946–47 mural Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central). It had previously been housed at the Hotel del Prado, which was severely damaged in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.[3]

In order to transport the mural from the hotel, the wall that supported it was cut; later, a metal structure was used to support its 15-ton weight, still preserved to date.[1] The museum's building and its facilities were built around the mural, after it was placed at its current location. The museum was inaugurated on February 19, 1988.

### Management

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The museum is administered by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature), which in turn is funded by the federal government.[4]

## The mural

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Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central ("Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central)"

In 1946, architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia asked Diego Rivera to create a mural for the Hotel del Prado's Versalles dining room. The subject for the mural was the Alameda Central, which was across the street from the hotel. The artist made a fresco of 4.70 x 15.6 m. It was finished in 1947. The mural shows more than 150 figures, some of them leading characters the history of Mexico: Hernán Cortés, Benito Juárez, Maximiliano de Habsburgo, Francisco I. Madero, Porfirio Díaz. In addition, individuals from different social classes appear, including street vendors and revolutionaries. It also shows Frida Kahlo and other wives of the artist, as well as some of his daughters; the Alameda Central itself can be seen in the background.

The painter said: "[The mural] is composed of memories of my life, my childhood and my youth and goes from 1895 to 1910. All the characters are dreaming, some asleep on benches and others, walking and talking ":[5]

## Exhibits to date

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Previous exhibits:[6]

Pablo O'Higgins. El trazo firme de un espíritu en movimiento.

Diego Rivera. Re visiones de Norteamérica.
Santiago Rebull. Los contornos de una historia.
Fernando Castro Pacheco. Intimidad y poética del realismo yucateco.
Cordelia Urueta. Carácter y color.
Instantáneas del sonido. La mirada de Leo Matiz a la música en América Latina
El verbo es conjugar-arte moderno latinoamericano
Trascendencia de un mecenazgo. Manuel Suárez y Suárez 1896/1987
Angelina Beloff. Trazos de una vida
El universo de Montenegro. Fragmentos
Otra ciudad
Dialética del paisaje urbano
Bicentenario 10 miradas latinoamericanas
El Ateneo de la Juventud y la plástica mexicana
Bitácora de un mural
Los pioneros del muralismo
Gerardo Cantú. Un mismo amor. Vivencias y videncias.

## See also

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* Museo Anahuacalli
* Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño
* Frida Kahlo Museum
* Pinacoteca Diego Rivera
* Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
* List of single-artist museums
* List of works by Diego Rivera

## References

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1. ^ a b México, El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional. "El Universal – Opinion – El museo mural Diego Rivera". www.eluniversal.com.mx.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "Exposiciones". www.museomuraldiegorivera.bellasartes.gob.mx.
3. ^ Stockton, William (1987-01-04). "Rivera Mural in Mexico Awaits Its New Shelter". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
4. ^ "Actuales". www.museomuraldiegorivera.bellasartes.gob.mx.
5. ^ "Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central". consulmex.sre.gob.mx.
6. ^ "Previous Exhibits". www.museomuraldiegorivera.bellasartes.gob.mx.

## External links

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* Página web del Museo Mural Diego Rivera

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Diego Rivera

List of works

Murals|

* History of Morelos, Conquest and Revolution (1929–1930)
* The History of Mexico (1929–1935)
* Pan American Unity (1940)
* Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central (1946–1947)

Frescoes|

* Detroit Industry Murals (1932–1933)
* Man at the Crossroads (1933, 1934)

Other paintings|

* The Rivals (1931)
* Zapata (1932)
* Glorious Victory (1954)

Museums|

* Anahuacalli Museum
* Frida Kahlo Museum
* Museo Dolores Olmedo
* Museo Mural Diego Rivera
* Pinacoteca Diego Rivera

Cultural
depictions|

* Frieda and Diego Rivera (1931 painting)
* The Two Fridas (1939 painting)
* Diego and I (1949 painting)
* The Love Embrace (1949 painting)
* Frida Still Life (1983 film)
* Frida (1991 opera)
* Diego et Frida (1993 book)
* Cradle Will Rock (1999 film)
* Frida (2002 film)
* Broken Wings (2016 ballet)
* Frida (2024 film)

Related|

* Angelina Beloff  (1st wife)
* Guadalupe Marín (2nd wife)
* Frida Kahlo (3rd wife)
* Marie Vorobieff (conjugal partner)
* Marika Rivera (daughter)
* Ruth Rivera Marín (daughter)
* Cristina Kahlo (model and sister-in-law)
* Tina Modotti (model)
* Diego Rivera Gallery

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Mexican muralism

Murals|

* History of Morelos, Conquest and Revolution (1929-1930)
* The History of Mexico (1929-1935)
* Prometheus (1930)
* América Tropical: Oprimida y Destrozada por los Imperialismos (1932)
* Detroit Industry Murals (1932-1933)
* The Epic of American Civilization (1932-1934)
* Man at the Crossroads (1934)
* Pan American Unity (1940)
* Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central (1946-1947)
* Day and Night (1954)
* Still Life (1954)
* La Marcha de la Humanidad (1960s)

Museums|

* Museo Mural Diego Rivera
* San Ildefonso College

Artists|

* Diego Rivera
* David Alfaro Siqueiros
* José Clemente Orozco
* Alfredo Ramos Martínez
* Roberto Montenegro
* Federico Cantú
* Fernando Leal
* Rufino Tamayo
* Jorge González Camarena
* Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin
* Pedro Nel Gómez
* Juan O'Gorman
* Pablo O'Higgins
* José Chávez Morado
* Jean Charlot
* Ramón Alva de la Canal
* Raúl Anguiano
* Amado de la Cueva
* Fermín Revueltas
* Benito Messeguer
* Vlady Kibalchich Russakov
* Alfredo Zalce
* Manuel Rodriguez Lozano
* Jorge Figueroa Acosta
* Arnold Belkin
* Carlos Mérida
* Leopoldo Flores

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Historic center of Mexico City

Zócalo
and immediate vicinity|

* Administrative buildings
* Metropolitan Cathedral
* Cruz de Mañozca
* Fountain to Bartolomé de las Casas
* Monument to Enrico Martínez
* Monument to Pope John Paul II
* Nacional Monte de Piedad
* National Palace
* Old Portal de Mercaderes
* Templo Mayor

Schools and colleges|

* Academia Mexicana de la Historia
* Academy of San Carlos
* Antigua Escuela de Jurisprudencia
* Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas
* El Colegio Nacional
* University of the Cloister of Sor Juana

Government buildings|

* Library of the Congress of Mexico
* Old Customs Building
* Palace of the Marqués del Apartado
* Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters
* Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

Religious buildings|

* Church of Jesus Nazareno
* Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"
* Church of San Hipólito
* Church of Santa Inés
* Convent of La Merced
* Convent of San Francisco
* Convent of Santa Inés
* Corpus Christi Church
* Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71
* Iglesia de San Bernardo
* La Enseñanza Church
* La Santísima Church
* Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church
* Regina Coeli Convent Church
* Royal Convent of Jesús María and Our Lady of Mercy
* Santa Teresa la Antigua
* Santa Veracruz Monastery
* Santo Domingo
* Templo Expiatorio Nacional de San Felipe de Jesús
* Valvanera Cathedral

Museums|

* Caricature Museum
* Casa Talavera Cultural Center
* Centro Cultural de España
* Colegio de San Ildefonso
* Franz Mayer Museum
* House of the First Print Shop in the Americas
* Interactive Museum of Economics
* José Luis Cuevas Museum
* Museo de Arte Popular
* Museo de Charrería
* Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
* Museo del Estanquillo
* Museo Mural Diego Rivera
* Museo Nacional de Arte
* Museo Nacional de la Estampa
* Museo Nacional de las Culturas
* Museum of Light
* Museum of Mexico City
* Palace of the Inquisition
* Palacio de Minería
* San Pedro y San Pablo College

Palaces|

* Borda House
* Casa de los Azulejos
* Palace of Iturbide
* Palacio de Bellas Artes
* Palacio de Correos de México
* Palacio de la Autonomía
* Palacio del Marqués del Apartado

Historic houses|

* House of the Count de la Torre Cosío y la Cortina
* House of the Marquis of Uluapa
* Houses of the Mayorazgo de Guerrero
* Saint Augustine House
* Teatro Ulises
* Tlaxcala House

Traditional markets|

* Abelardo L. Rodríguez Market
* Ciudadela Market
* La Merced Market
* San Juan Market

Streets|

* Avenida Bucareli
* Avenida Juárez
* Calle de República de Argentina
* Calle de República de Guatemala
* Madero Street

Parks and plazas|

* Alameda Central
* Garden of the Triple Alliance
* Plaza Garibaldi
* Tlaxcoaque

Transportation|

* Mexico City Metrobús Line 4
* Allende metro station
* Balderas metro station
* Bellas Artes metro station
* Hidalgo metro station
* Isabel la Católica metro station
* Pino Suárez metro station
* San Juan de Letrán metro station
* Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station

Other|

* Barrio Chino
* Chapultepec aqueduct
* Edificio Miguel E. Abed
* Hospital de Jesús Nazareno
* Hospital San Hipólito
* Teatro de la Ciudad
* Teatro Fru Fru
* Torre Latinoamericana

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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