National Museum of Anthropology

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The National Museum of Anthropology is Mexico’s premier museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the archaeological and ethnographic heritage of the country’s pre-Hispanic and indigenous cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropology museum
archaeology museum
ethnographic museum
museum
alsoKnownAs National Museum of Anthropology
surface form: Museo Nacional de Antropología de México
architect Jorge Campuzano
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Rafael Mijares
city Mexico City
collectionType archaeology
ethnography
indigenous cultures of Mexico
pre-Hispanic art
continent North America
country Mexico
dedicatedTo indigenous peoples of Mexico
pre-Hispanic cultures of Mexico
floorCount 2
hasCourtyard central courtyard with umbrella roof
hasPart Aztec Hall
Piedra del Sol
surface form: Aztec calendar stone

Ethnography Halls
Gulf Coast Hall
Maya Hall
Aztec Hall
surface form: Mexica Hall

Oaxaca Hall
Piedra del Sol
Teotihuacan Hall
inception 1964
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedIn Bosque de Chapultepec
surface form: Chapultepec Park
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
location Mexico City
maintainedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
nativeLanguage Spanish
nativeName National Museum of Anthropology self-linksurface differs
surface form: Museo Nacional de Antropología
notableWork Piedra del Sol
surface form: Aztec calendar stone

Monolith of Tlaloc
Pakal’s funerary mask (replica and artifacts from Palenque)
openingDate 1964-09-17
operator Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
ownedBy Government of Mexico
publicTransitAccess Auditorio metro station
Auditorio metro station
surface form: Chapultepec metro station
roofFeature large concrete umbrella supported by a single column
significance Mexico’s most important anthropology and archaeology museum
significantBuilding modernist architecture
touristAttraction yes

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Ramírez Vázquez designed National Museum of Anthropology
subject surface form: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
this entity surface form: National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City)