The Historic Center: Where the Ancient Aztec Capital meets the Colonial Era of the Spanish.
The Zocalo, the 3rd Largest Square in the World!.
The National Palace and the Murals of Diego Rivera.
The Palace of Fine Arts and the Murals of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros.
The Blue House, Frida Kahlo’s former home and now museum.
The Bazaar Sabado: Only on Saturdays; the finest of Mexican Art and Craft.
World Class Art Museums: National Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contempo- rary Art, Franz Mayer Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, The Blastein Collection Museum.

The Xochimilco Floating Gardens, formerly the “chinampa” canals of early agriculture.
World class and award winning restaurants and chefs, such as Enrique Olvera of Pujol and Ricardo Munoz of Azul Condesa.
The world class Museum of Anthropology, opened in 1964.
The Ancient Ruins of Teotihuacan
Nearby Puebla and Cholula for mole poblano and talavera tiles.
The UNAM Campus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cutting Edge Modern and Contemporary Architecture: Beginning with Luis Barragan.

Mexico City 101

An introductory trip to Mexico City, however, no tests or quizzes! Just the opportunity to experience one of the world’s largest capital cities. We will explore the early Aztec founding of the City of Tenochtitlan, learn of the brief occupation by the Hapsburg’s, the colonization by the Spanish, and finally, the fight for Independence, which lasted from 1810 to 1821. We will explore the Historic Center, including the zocalo, which is the 2nd largest public square after the Red Square in Moscow.

The Mexican Muralists: Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros

A study of the historic roots of the Social Realist School of art in Mexico. Beginning with the innovators, Jose Posada Guadalupe and Dr. Atl, we will learn about the artists who gave birth to this movement, and the social/political forces that fueled it. Diego Rivera’s activities in Mexico, San Fransisco, New York and Detroit will be reviewed, as well as on-site visits to his most important works in Mexico City, Chapingo and Cuernavaca. We will also study and visit the works of Juan O’Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Rufino Tamayo.