Architecture is stunning, but there are better murals elsewhere in the city. Staf at tickets booths unhelpful with oddly no one who would admit to speaking any English. Just waived us away saying sold out in Spanish.

Beautiful structure. Exterior is the most impressive aspect of visiting but the exhibits inside are also very worth seeing especially the Diego Rivera murals. This is also a cultural center and home to the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico which is said to be a wonderful experience and should be included as part of a visit to Mexico City. The best view/photo of Palacio Bellas Artes is from the cafe on the top level of the Sears across the street. Nice place to grab a drink or bite and soak in the view.

My wife and I weren't huge fans of this location, but it's so centrally located that it's hard not to visit. It is a very cool art deco palace, and just appreciating it from the outside along the Alameda is great. On the inside, it is (understandably) very gaudy and grand (which makes sense for the time period , leader, and circumstances surrounding its construction), and many people love this kind of architecture, but it's a bit too opulent for us. There's a floor of some meh art on the first floor, but the second floor is the main attraction as it houses an essential "rotunda" of murals, some by Diego Rivera, including the famous one which he recreated back in CDMX after Nelson Rockefeller had the original destroyed in NYC because of the communist themes throughout. The murals are impressive indeed, and you could spend 30-60 minutes here tops and still feel like you visited this spot.

Visiting this Art Mural Gallery just left me almost speechless. It was just a stunning day. Sears the department store is just across the road connected to the department store is a diner styled cafe which serves up a great brunch. Enter the main gallery foyer it's large, it's stylish, ornate marble trimmed with mixed metal Art deco style designs. Just gorgeous. You cannot take a rucksack with you there is an attended cloak room area. There is a lift the exhibition is on two floors. It is a cool and spacious place. With easy accessibility to amenities, and seating. Art Murals are just out of this world depicting the revolution a caption within the art just really hit home for me. It is not an impossible place to sit all day and gaze at the amazing works. The suffering is Heartbreaking. The Depictions are inspiring. It doesn't take long at all to get around the current exhibition. Natural Flowism A Freedom of Being! #laviniadeayr

Very elegant and beautiful museum/performing arts center. The murals by Diego Rivera and other famous muralists are worth the trip. We saw the Ballet Folkloric de Mexico on Sunday evening and it was well worth it. Tickets are pretty reasonable for the quality of the show. Show was just beautiful and non-stop entertainment for 90 minutes.

Our guide for our walking tour had told us to take the time to walk to see the Palacio de Belles Artes. The outside of the building is quite classical, but the inside is an incredible example of Art Deco. The building itself is a work of art, with a high interior rotunda and soaring granite walls topped with Art Deco decorations. We had had a busy morning, and when I got to the entrance, I wasn’t sure that I had enough energy to tour the museum. The kindly guard asked me if I was older than 60, and if so, I could enter for free. Instead of being offended, though I certainly know I look over 60 (more like pushing 70), I was delighted and in we went. There was a special exhibit of an artist that I was not familiar with, so we headed to the second floor. The walls around the atrium were hung with huge murals, some by Diego Rivera, Orozco, and other muralists that I was not familiar with. We did one of those guides on our phone, and the information on each mural was fascinating. The museum is flanked in the front by a garden, and there seemed to be another garden to the side.

Beautiful? Yes. Currently covered in scaffolding? Also yes. PRO TIP: Organized tours of the space (in Spanish) are at 1 PM. We didn't know that and missed it. Also, as you will see when you're there, the real view of it is in the Sears across the street. Unfortunately, the cafe at the top is one of those pretentious places that only has QR codes for a menu, so if your phone is dead or isn't working properly, you're SOL. Lastly, if you can, you must, must, must see the Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández. It's the perfect touristy thing to do (in a good way).

The entry fee was $89 pesos. The building itself is beautiful and full of history. Inside you can see a special exhibition currently Federico Silva and murals by David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jose Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. The bathrooms are very clean and stocked.

Although we didn’t get a tour of the theater, the building is immense, and had an exhibit of Federico Silva, who produced an extraordinary number of paintings and sculptures, many of them monumental in size. This took about an hour and a half – much longer than expected! We came back later for a performance of the National Symphony Orchestra, which was fantastic, and the concert hall is not to be missed.

Palacio de Bellas Artes is a great sight to visit and explore when in Mexico City. I went there each day of my trip and enjoyed every minute. This location is a great place for tourist and there are plethora of events/places surrounding it to get a good feel for true Mexican Culture.