The physical scale of the building is enormous as is the vast collection of art, information and exhibits.
The first story of the building has a rectangular hallway, about 800 yards in length with an uncountable number of rooms and displays off its sides.
The first floor collection starts in prehistoric times with "man's" beginnings in Africa and takes you up to the time the Spaniards conquered the several civilizations that existed in Mexico in the 1500's.
The second floor is dedicated to Mexico after the conquest and its 4 distinct geographical regions.
The collection is so extensive that to cover it would take at least a day for each floor.
Ade and I did most of the first floor together in a rather rushed manner. She "hit the wall" by noon and I did a quick "look-see" through exhibits on the second floor. It was truly information overload but really worth seeing.
The museum is named Soumaya ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Soumaya ) and is one of the most unique modern architectural structures that we have ever seen. It's curved mirror like walls glisten in the sunshine.
The museums 66,000 works and over a million guests a year make it world class. The Asian ivory collection numbers in the hundreds of works and the famous art works from Europe seem to go on for ever.
Amazingly there is no charge to view this world famous exhibit in the heart of the more modern part of Mexico City. It is a MUST SEE!
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