National Museum of Anthropology Guided Tour

During this guided tour of the National Anthropological Museum, you'll explore the origins of Mesoamerica and Mexican culture as you view the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian art.

Tour Details

The tour meets at the main entrance to the Anthropological Museum for the Origins of Mesoamerican Culture guided tour.

Mexico City's National Anthropological Museum is the most important museum in Latin America, attracting over two million visitors each year to see the biggest collection of prehispanic art in the world.

We'll spend 2.5 hours exploring the history of prehispanic societies, learning about recent archaeological excavations and ethnographic studies. The tour will go back 10,000 years as you observe an impressive collection of daily objects from Mexico's first inhabitants and symbolic elements from their cultural and religious ceremonies.

Highlights include the famous 'Sun Stone', also known as the Aztec Calendar, which is believed to hold secrets regarding the universe's origin. You'll see reconstructions of tombs and temples from the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations and remains from the Zapotec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, and Mexica cultures.

After learning about Mexico's cultural and artistic heritage for 2.5 hours, you will have free time to explore the museum at your own pace.