Museo de Arte Popular

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The Museo de Arte Popular is a museum in Mexico City dedicated to showcasing and preserving Mexican folk and popular art, including crafts, textiles, ceramics, and traditional celebrations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk art museum
museum
architecturalStyle Art Deco
collectionIncludes Day of the Dead art
Huichol art
Talavera ceramics
alebrijes
cartonería
ceramics
crafts
lacquerware
metalwork
papier-mâché sculptures
piñatas
rebozos
textiles
traditional masks
traditional toys
woodcarving
country Mexico
dedicatedTo Mexican folk art
Mexican popular art
focusesOn preservation of Mexican folk art
promotion of Mexican artisans
hasCollectionSize thousands of pieces
hasEducationalProgram guided tours
lectures
workshops
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibition
temporary exhibition
traveling exhibition
hasSubject indigenous art of Mexico
regional crafts of Mexico
traditional Mexican celebrations
hasWebsite https://www.map.cdmx.gob.mx/
housedIn former fire station building
inception 2006
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedIn Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Mexico City
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
openingDate 2006-03-28
organizes Noche de Alebrijes
parade of monumental alebrijes
ownedBy Government of Mexico City
publicTransitAccess Metro Balderas
Metro Juárez

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colonia Centro
Cuauhtémoc
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