Inaugurated on November 29th, 1934 as Museo de Artes Plásticas, it was the first art museum in Mexico dedicated to the exhibition of art objects for their contemplation. Its collection included pieces from the 16th century, up to the murals made in 1934 by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, as well as a Mesoamerican sculpture room, another with a Mexican print and a Museum of Popular Art that housed the Roberto Montenegro collection.
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Mexico City
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