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[image: image.png] One of the most iconic features of Mexico City is its murals dating back to the 1920s. You will see them as a matter of course when in town for the ARLIS/NA 51st annual conference at places like the Sanborn restaurant in Centro Historico (Orozco) and in the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Rivera and Orozco). But if you are interested in the murals of Mexico, you absolutely must visit the Secretaría de Educación Pública and the Colegio de San Ildefonso. [image: image.png] Diego Rivera mural at Secretaría de Educación Pública The Secretaría is home to 120 Diego Rivera murals painted between 1923 and 1928. This mural cycle investigates the issues most important to post-revolutionary Mexico like socialism, indigenous cultures, agrarianism, and industrial revolution. You will find famous artists and politicians depicted throughout. If you’ve seen the movie Frida, it is at the Secretaría that Frida first confronts Diego and asks him to assess her painting. (If you have not seen Frida, you should; it also includes impressive shots of Teotihuacan.) As it did in the 1920s, the building is home to the national Department of Education, so while there you will see office workers going about their day. The murals line three floors of hallways surrounding impressive courtyards. The murals themselves are thought-provoking and powerful, but to see them in situ as they were intended to be seen is a real experience. I don’t want to oversell, but Tripadvisor <https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g150800-d558913-Reviews-Murales_de_Diego_Rivera_en_la_Secretaria_de_Educacion_Publica-Mexico_City_Central_.html> ranks it #3 of 657 in the category “Points of Interest and Landmarks” in Mexico City. [image: image.png] Courtyard at Secretaría de Educación Pública The Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso was built as a Jesuit seminary in the sixteenth century and became a preparatory college in 1857. Today it is a museum and cultural center; home to murals by José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera and others. Orozco really steals the show here; his work encircles the main courtyard. But for you Diego Rivera lovers, you’ll find his first mural commission aptly named La Creacion. When I visited last August I was particularly taken with the work of Louis Henri Jean Charlot and Fernando Leal. [image: image.png] Jose Clemente Orozco’s Aristocrats at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso Go visit on your own (sites are a block apart and just a mile from the Hilton Reforma), or *join the Mexican Muralists tour with a knowledgeable tour guide on Saturday April 22nd*. Click HERE <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Farlisna-51st-annual-conference-tours-tickets-523719407847&data=05%7C01%7Cjevans%40mfah.org%7C4f03d26af8534c2505ba08dafe58c1c4%7Cce2db4e3c9e74379954cb13633cef0df%7C0%7C0%7C638101954426775104%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3Bag7VGEgzEpdzwMN5LxOzwHuoTmgDyz8G8ePQ4ypvk%3D&reserved=0> to register for this tour. If you go on your own, double check hours before heading out. Secretaría de Educacion Publica <https://www.gob.mx/sep/acciones-y-programas/murales-de-la-secretaria-de-educacion-publica> República de Brasil 31, Centro Histórico CDMX, Mexico Bring your passport which will be held while you are visiting 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday? Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso <http://www.sanildefonso.org.mx/visitante/> Justo Sierra 16, Centro Histórico CDMX, Mexico 11 am to 6 pm Tuesday to Sunday? [image: image.png] Louis Henri Jean Charlot’s Massacre in the Templo Mayor at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso Rachel Resnik Library Chair ARLIS/NA Vice President Massachusetts College of Art and Design 621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-879-7115 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~