The Museo Nacional de Arquitectura is an often overlooked treasure inside the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
Googling Museum of Architecture Mexico City produces no information.
There is no sign in the lobby or on the elevator you must take up to the third floor exhibition space.
But even those without an interest in architecture will be impressed by the views of the lobby offered from this hidden upper perch.
The current show follows the career of Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, whose organic architecture harks back to the 1960's with its alluring forms, joining the aesthetics of the Flinstones with that of the Jetsons. The show has original drawings, scale models, plans and photos of various projects, mostly in and around Mexico City.
By chance the architect himself was present that day, being interviewd about the tomb he had created for the great Mexican composer José Alfredo Jiménez (his father-in-law as it turns out).
The museum is open every day except Monday from 10am to 5:30pm. Entry costs 45 pesos.
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