🗺️🏛️ 48 Hours in Mexico City’s Museum Marathon: My Picks! 🌆

Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL) 🖼️ Vibe: Neoclassical palace meets European Impressionism (think Van Gogh, Manet) + Mexican masters like Diego Rivera. 🎨 The walls? Painted in mood-boosting hues that make the art pop! Pro Tip: Spend 2 hours max—unless you’re a Rivera fanatic (his murals demand deep dives). 🕵️♀️ Souvenir Alert: Their shop slays! 🛍️ Grab artisanal chocolate shaped like Frida’s eyebrow. National Anthropology Museum 🗿 Big 3: Maya (left wing): Jade masks, stelae, and that creepy “Pakal the Pilot” sarcophagus. 👽 Teotihuacan (right wing): Feathered Serpent pyramids + a sun stone so heavy it’ll make your back hurt. 🐍 Aztec (center): The Sun Stone 🌞—a 24-ton calendar that’ll ruin your productivity (“Wait, was 2025 really the end of the Fifth Sun?”). Takeaway: Mexicans mastered stone like Italians mastered marble. 🇮🇹➡️🇲🇽 Time Suck: Half a day. Bring snacks! 🥨 Modern Art Museum (MAM) 🎭 Reason to Go: Frida’s The Two Fridas 💔—one holding Diego’s portrait, the other clutching a tiny vein. “Love hurts,” she screams. Bonus: Sleek modernist vibe. Post-Frida, check out José Clemente Orozco’s angsty murals. 😡 Speed Run: 1 hour. Perfect for art snobs with short attention spans. ⏳ Templo Mayor Museum 🏛️ Wow Moment: Standing where the Aztec’s holiest temple once stood—now a ruins pile next to a Spanish cathedral. 😢 Colonialism, man. Gory Detail: The Aztecs sacrificed 20,000+ here annually. 🩸 The display case of skulls? Chef’s kiss. 🚫 Skipped But Loved: Bellas Artes 🎭: That tile dome! 💙 But lines = hell. Postal Museum 📮: Cute stamps, but save time for tacos. 🌮 💡 Pro Tip: Souvenirs: Museum shops > night markets (too “Made in China”). 🇨🇳 Obsidian: Tour guides hype local workshops, but it’s pricey. 💎 Roma District’s boutiques = better quality. #MexicoCityMuseums #ArtAddict #CulturalOD 🇲🇽❤️