Museo Soumaya/Soumaya Art Museum
Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Col. Amplicación Granada,. 55/5616-3731. Daily 10:30-6:30. Free.
-watermark.JPG "Rodin sculpture at Museo Soumaya/Soumaya Art Museum in Mexico City") |
| Rodin sculpture at Museo Soumaya/Soumaya Art Museum in Mexico City |
Opened in spring 2011 and owned by Carlos Slim Helu, the world's richest man, this $70 million museum is named after his late wife and is a labor of love for him. The sparkling exterior of Rodin sculpture at Museo Soumaya/Soumaya Art Museum in Mexico City is covered with 16,000 hexagonal aluminum plates that reflect sunlight, while the curved white interior walls and ramps are reminiscent of NYC’s Guggenheim. Take the elevator to the top floor skylighted sculpture gallery, then stroll the galleries and down the circular ramps back to the entrance. The collection includes works by sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Salvador Dalí, and paintings by Claude Monet and Diego Rivera.
image c2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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