Mexico City Museums Photo Tour

Among Mexico City’s array of cultural museums is Museo Soumaya, free to the public and home to an extensive collection of art, religious artifacts and historical documents. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

The avante-garde Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo was originally two homes, one for each artist, designed by architect Juan O’Gorman and built from 1929 to 1931. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

Inside the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, visitors can tour Diego Rivera’s studio and look at Frida Kahlo memorabilia. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

Brush up on Mexican history and peruse the world’s largest collection of ancient Mexican art at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, located in Chapultepec Park. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

The Museo Nacional de Historia is housed in Chapultepec Castle, once used by Mexican Emperor Maximilian I and North America’s only royal castle. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

Another collection of artwork by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera can be found in the Museo Frida Kahlo, also known as La Casa Azul, or The Blue House. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut

Museo Jumex was completed in 2013 and features international art collected by Eugenio Lopez Alonso, heir to the Jumex juice empire. // © 2014 Mark Chesnut