Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
4.5
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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This historic white marble building serves as both the city's top performance hall and an art museum.
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Neighbourhood: Cuauhtémoc District
How to get there
- Bellas Artes • 2 min walk
- San Juan de Letrán • 5 min walk
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- wil rTacoma, Washington149 contributionsIncredible building with unwelcoming staffArchitecture 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.Visited December 2022Written 16 December 2022
- TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, Minnesota3,188 contributionsBeautiful StructureBeautiful 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.Visited March 2022Written 1 January 2023
- TravelerAndrewBoston, Massachusetts113 contributionsGo to See the Murals for a Short VisitMy 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.Visited December 2022Written 2 January 2023
- Lavinia DLondon, United Kingdom89 contributionsDivided We Starve United We EatVisiting 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! #laviniadeayrVisited January 2023Travelled with familyWritten 6 February 2023
- atlast5Harker Heights, Texas141 contributionsJust BeautifulVery 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.Visited January 2023Written 12 February 2023
- Claire MCharlottesville, Virginia249 contributionsA Museum not to be MissedOur 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.Visited February 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 16 February 2023
- Aaron GLos Angeles, California276 contributionsBeautiful but currently covered in scaffoldingBeautiful? 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).Visited February 2023Written 3 March 2023
- Angelica A9 contributionsBeautiful BuildingThe 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.Visited March 2023Written 14 March 2023
- DCDolcevitaPuerto Vallarta, Mexico560 contributionsMore than a venue for music and dance!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.Visited March 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 6 April 2023
- Jeff WNew Jersey99 contributionsPalacio de Bellas Artes is Awesome!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.Visited April 2023Travelled soloWritten 14 April 2023
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daikin
Los Angeles, CA3,551 contributions
Dec 2023 • Business
Just walked around didn’t buy the ticket I believe to see a stage not really sure but I had the best carnita taco of my life about 5 min walk
Written 1 December 2023
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betterthanwork
Nottingham, UK1,318 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
A beautiful building externally and equally grand inside. The main reason for our visit was to see the stunning Diego Rivera mural Man Controller of the Universe.
Written 12 November 2023
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RobertSJohnsonPhoto
New York City, NY38 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
NOTHING TO SAY. JUST GO. It has all been said before. Just look at any three pictures anywhere on the internet. GO!
Written 23 October 2023
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WorldTravellerSoon
Canada364 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
We went to the museum during the day where there was protest. The whole building and its garden were surrounded by tall steel fence to prevent damage caused by protestors.
Ticket is MXN$60 and they accept only cash. We stored our backpack at the storage with no charge.
The interior of the building is of Art Deco style. Exhibitions were displayed on the 2 upper levels. There are also murals throughout the buildings.
After visiting the museum, we went to the upper levels of Sears building to take pictures of the museum.
Ticket is MXN$60 and they accept only cash. We stored our backpack at the storage with no charge.
The interior of the building is of Art Deco style. Exhibitions were displayed on the 2 upper levels. There are also murals throughout the buildings.
After visiting the museum, we went to the upper levels of Sears building to take pictures of the museum.
Written 4 October 2023
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Marie S
4 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
a magic place to visit is it so well made and so much to see you will learn so much about the culture
Written 21 September 2023
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deanminerd
Los Angeles, CA6 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Lovely building. If you buy tix you can go to the upper two floors where you can see great murals and some other installations.
They were working on the interior ceiling so the dome was a bit obstructed by the safety materials between the 2nd and 3rd floor.
They were working on the interior ceiling so the dome was a bit obstructed by the safety materials between the 2nd and 3rd floor.
Written 17 August 2023
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Craig Jepson
Austin, TX16 contributions
Oct 2022
On the third floor, in the impressive, tall and expansive mezzanine, which is not always open upon first request--but int which I have never failed to get my 4-5 guests entrance, 8-12 Diego Rivera's uncatalogued (or poorly so) stand 14 ft by 20-26ft. Clearly none has ever been destroyed or otherwise restored with that Italian AB poison that ruined the Sistine, also none has a poor, entirely descriptive blurb on the subject matter. As a side: there are many respectably clothed men who I believe do a disservices to art. Specifically, they offer their "Art history performance, without even mentioning where they attended school. One such disreputable told me in a laud clear voice that his lectures were private.. It certainly did not take care of or soften the problem. In response to the disreputable, I told his English-speaking clients. "Sir, your lecture is purely descriptive, it adds nothing, lacks any explanation of nuances and the influence this piece has. I studied under Eunich Howe ay Yale and under Susan Lawson at USC. Did you?"
Written 1 August 2023
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holzman
Spring Lake, NJ494 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
Beautiful place. Must see when in DF. Murals, architecture, history. Absolutely worth your time. Not sure what more there is to say.
Written 30 July 2023
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L1201AAlindag
San Jose, CA43 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
A must see when in Mexico City. The murals are amazing. The building is impressive. A must see if you are visiting Mexico City.
Written 24 July 2023
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StephenC
Willemstad, Curaçao13 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
The building is beautiful. However, we have been to many musea in the past and some are better than others. We found this to be a dreadful experience. The exhibits are not representative of what this institution should be.
Written 23 July 2023
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Estela M
Mexico City, Mexico
Hola, quisiera ir a ver al Ballet folklorico en el palacio de bellas artes, ustedes me recomiendan los asientos de galeria? Se puede apreciar desde ahi bien el espectaculo? Gracias
Estela M
Mexico City, Mexico
Hola, quisiera ir a ver al Ballet folklorico en el palacio de bellas artes, ustedes me recomiendan los asientos de galeria? Se puede apreciar desde ahi bien el espectaculo? Gracias
Aaron G
Los Angeles, CA276 contributions
Hi, is it possible to buy tickets to the museum online ahead of time?
Artandmusic
Fort Lauderdale, Florida22 contributions
Here is the information from the Palacio de Bellas Artes web site. It's sort of hidden. The bottom line is that there are no online museum ticket purchases and they only take cash at the ticket window for the museum entrance. There is an ATM in the building.
Museum Hours
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
box office hours
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
General Admission: $80.00 MXN
Photography permit: $30.00 MXN (applicable to devices other than cell phone cameras)
Cash payment only.
Admission includes admission to temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection of the Palacio de Bellas Artes Museum available on the day of ticket purchase.
We do not have reservations or online sales. The purchase of your ticket is the day of your visit at the Museum box office.
Free entry:
National and foreign public: teachers and students with valid credentials, older adults with credentials, people with disabilities and children under 13 years of age.
On Sundays the entrance is free for national and foreign public.
Rebecca
Fort Worth, TX2 contributions
Open on Good Friday, 15 of April 2022?
gastronaut_11
Perth, UK2,208 contributions
No idea. Perhaps you could try their website or Mexico City Tourist Information
Luisa B
Colombia2 contributions
hola!, que tal es el ballet de México y como hay que ir vestido???
ramorozcoo
Mexico City, Mexico136 contributions
Es muy bueno y no requiere na formal, solo no shorts o playeras, camisa y pantalon falda o vestido esta bien
ryfunk
Detroit, MI272 contributions
Is the museum open, as of February 16, 2021, given that Mexico City has shifted from red to orange?
CYACalifornia
California143 contributions
I am seeing two different days of operation. This website shows it is open on Monday but I'm being told it's closed on Monday. I wish TripAdvisor would get it right. Is it closed or is it open on Monday.
Litoguti
Buffalo, NY70 contributions
Go to the site web site and trust their answer
Laura Mena
Guadalupe, Costa Rica2 contributions
Hola, cuanto tiempo más o menos hay que dedicarle al Palacio de Bellas Artes y qué otras atracciones se pueden visitar en los alrededores?
Gracias
solo_negro
74 contributions
One and one half hour is enough time for this attraction. Special attention should be paid to the murals on the walls. An additional attraction in the area is the National Museum of Art (MUNAL). MUNAL is only a block away from the Palace of Fine Arts. You should spend at least three hours at MUNAL if you decide to go.
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