Art in Mexico

A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.

In this state repository of folk art, perhaps no piece is more representative than this brutal work featuring the town’s distinctive black clay pottery.

This museum is dedicated to showcasing the collection of the Mama Viña y Oscar Foundation.

A 26-foot tall roadside concrete pillar recalls a yet-unresolved 1997 political massacre.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

A "gateway" into Mexico's northern border, represented by an abstract red tower.

A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

On a picturesque lake island, a massive, “broken” crucifixion has become a popular pilgrimage destination.