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, viewing 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 annually to see the largest collection of prehispanic art in the world.

The tour lasts 2.5 hours, covering the history of prehispanic societies and recent archaeological discoveries and ethnographic studies. You will learn about daily objects from Mexico's first inhabitants and symbolic elements from their cultural and religious ceremonies.

Highlights include the famous Sun Stone, commonly known as the Aztec Calendar, and its significance regarding the universe's origins. The tour also features reconstructions of tombs and temples from ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations, as well as remnants from the Zapotec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, and Mexica cultures.

After the guided experience, you will have free time to explore the museum at your own pace.