North America · Mexico
Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL)
Mexico's national art museum, in a lavish palace in the old center of Mexico City, shows five centuries of Mexican art, including the glowing volcano landscapes of José María Velasco.
History of the museum
The museum was founded in 1982 and moved into the Palacio de Comunicaciones, a grand marble building finished in 1911 for the Mexican postal and telegraph service. The collection includes paintings from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. It's best known for landscapes of the Valley of Mexico by José María Velasco and works by Saturnino Herrán.
Top pieces
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The Valley of Mexico José María Velasco, 1875
