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A private museum and collection owned by Carlos Slim, one of the wealthiest man in the world, according to Forbes magazine. The collection includes art from many well-known European artists, including an extensive selection of works by Auguste Rodin, and the building was designed by Slim's son-in-law, architect Fernando Romero.
The Museo Soumaya is a private museum in Mexico City and a non-profit cultural institution with two museum buildings in Mexico City — Plaza Loreto opened in 1994 and Plaza Carso opened in 2011. It has over 66,000 works from 30 centuries of art including sculptures from Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica, 19th- and 20th-century Mexican art and an extensive repertoire of works by European old masters and masters of modern western art such as Auguste Rodin, Salvador Dalí, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and Tintoretto. It is called one of the most complete collections of its kind.
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Large, very modern aquarium extending 5 floors below street level. 45 exhibition areas, including coral reefs, an Antarctic habitat for our tuxedo clad penguin friends, an enormous shark tank and many more.
This privately-owned modern art museum houses an extensive collection of work by Mexican and international artists, including Orozco and Amorales, and hosts special exhibits. Cafe and restaurant. The museum has ramps and elevators for access for people with limited mobility, and have wheelchairs available for loan free at reception.
Architecture and Design Center
Grand modern and neo-classical church built of granite in the 1940s. The church was built by the Augustinians and features many architectural adornments. Spectacular shell-shaped entryway, vaulted nave, and a bright interior lit by many stained glass windows. The church has some excellent modern religious art including mosaics and a series of more than 20 paintings by contemporary Polish-Mexican artist, Anna Zarnecki, that exemplify her unique style of using the triangle as a fundamental building block for her images.