Museo Kaluz — Attraction in Mexico City

This is a wonderful, newish museum in a historic building across from the Alameda Park, just down from the Franz Mayer and Stamp Museums. It's one of the limited number of art museums open on Mondays, but it is closed on Tuesdays.

There is something very intimate about the museum collection, the work of a single individual who obviously lived to collect Mexican art. Each work is an example of a period in an artist's life. For example, the Diego Rivera painting is very early and unrecognizable, reflecting European influence before he developed his personal Mexicanismo style. The several Dr. Atl, including a wonderful auto-retrato, are perfect examples of his mature style.

There is one sala that highlights the work of Spanish artists who immigrated to Mexico due to the Spanish Civil War, sometimes after great suffering and even imprisonment. Knowing the background of the artists increased appreciation for the paintings.

The lighting, unlike many other museums here, highlights paintings with minimal glare. QR codes provide information on each exhibit room. Perhaps because it is less well known than other art museums in the Centro, it has never been crowded, so one can feel that the paintings are there just for you to appreciate without distraction.

The young staff are very sweet as they direct the visitor from sala to sala. There's an elevator for mobility impaired visitors to access the upper floors. A pretty cafe on the large and open roof terrace provides light meals and a grand view of the city. The restrooms on the roof terrace are exceptionally clean and attractive for a building open to the public - they feel luxurious!

There are free concerts and cultural events offered at night; check the museum website for the schedule. With an INAPAM card, the cost was 30 pesos. The usual ticket cost is 60 pesos for Mexican nationals and 90 pesos for all others.

With a separate entrance, one can visit the current special Tan Tin Tan exhibit for free. If you are unfamiliar with this iconic Mexican entertainer from the last century you won't be after viewing the clever arrangements of film clips, photographs, period appurtenances, and personal items. One can watch complete Tin Tan films in a comfortable auditorium that is in the back of the exhibit rooms. There's so much slap stick and physical comedy that one doesn't have to be fluent in Spanish to enjoy the films. The movie posters are fun in themselves. My favorite was for the film, "The Mark of Zorillo", a play on "The Mark of Zorro", changing "fox" to "skunk".

Apparently, Tin Tan is the best attended exhibit the museum has had. It's fun. Go while it's still there. And if you love Mexican painting from the 18th century to today, enjoy the collection in the welcoming main museum. The Kaluz is one of my 3 favorite art museums...

Spectacular museum in Centro Historico that sits a stone throw away from Palacio de Bellas Artes. This beautiful museum sets itself apart by using bold colors in their stunning exhibits, and the architecture is also different from any other museums I've visited in CDMX. The current temporary exhibition focuses on art by women, as March is women's month and is breathtaking. The artists explore the idea of female bodies outside of the male gaze and the perceptions of society towards women. Loved all the exhibit rooms and would recommend visiting this unique museum.

At the end of your visit, you can sit back and relax whilst sipping on something delicious at the Kaluz...

Soy una persona que no acostumbro visitar seguido a los museos de la cd de México, sin embargo, cuando lo hago, trato de poner atención a todos los detalles que me ofrece el lugar. En el caso del museo Kaluz no tuve ninguna queja, desde la venta de los boletos. En todo el recorrido siempre hubo una persona dispuesta a orientarnos con buena cara. El museo estaba muy limpio y ordenado. Las obras presentadas eran bastante buenas, no todas, pero si la mayoría. Lo que más me gustó es que en cada sala había una especie de folletos impresos en un material rígido (cómo cartón duro o madera) en dónde te enseñaban que es lo que tenías que tomar en cuenta para poder apreciar mejor una pintura. También existían esos mismos folletos donde podías ver la pintura y el nombre del pintor. El museo no es muy grande, pero al menos estuvimos una hora y media recorriendolo, lo que hizo que valiera la pena el precio de la entrada, el cual está en menos de $100 pesos. Los baños estaban muy limpios y, su decoración, moderna y atractiva. La verdad es que pudimos haber gastar, al menos, otra hora viendo las pinturas y leyendo la información que estaba regada en las diferentes salas, pero ya hacía hambre, así que decidimos pasar a la cafetería del museo. Tampoco me decepcionó, al contrario, los precios eran accesibles y, lo que pedimos, sabroso. Una hamburguesa, un chocolate caliente y un pan de plátano, todo muy rico. Todo esto hace que se convierta en una visita obligada, ya sea para comer o simplemente para tomar un café. El menú no es tan extenso, pero suficiente para salir del hambre. 100% recomendado, ideal para una cita o para pasar el rato aprendiendo y admirando el arte que nuestro país puede ofrecer, ya que muchas pinturas son de pintores mexicanos. Cabe aclarar que el día que fui ( creo fue un lunes) casi no había gente, haciendo que la experiencia fuera más...