National museum of Anthropology ( Mexico ) - wikipedia National museum of Anthropology ( Mexico ) `` National Museum of Anthropology '' redirects here. For other national anthropological museums, see National Museum of Anthropology ( disambiguation ). This article is about the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico. For the museum in Spain, see Museo Nacional de Antropología ( Madrid ). National Museum of Anthropology Museum 's front entrance, depicting : MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA Established 1964 Location Mexico City, Mexico Coordinates 19 ° 25 ′ 34 '' N 99 ° 11 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.426 ° N 99.186 ° W ﻿ / 19.426 ; - 99.186 Type Archaeology museum Visitors 2 million / year Public transit access Auditorio Station ( line 7 ) Website www.mna.inah.gob.mx The National Museum of Anthropology ( Spanish : Museo Nacional de Antropología, MNA ) is a national museum of Mexico. It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, the museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico 's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun ( or the Aztec calendar stone ) and the Aztec Xochipilli statue. The museum ( along with many other Mexican national and regional museums ) is managed by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ( National Institute of Anthropology and History ), or INAH. Assessments of the museum vary, with one considering it `` a national treasure and a symbol of identity. The museum is the synthesis of an ideological, scientific, and political feat. '' Octavio Paz criticized the museum 's making the Mexica ( Aztec ) hall central, saying the `` exaltation and glorification of Mexico - Tenochtitlan transforms the Museum of Anthropology into a temple. '' Contents 1 Architecture 2 History 3 Exhibits 4 Exhibits gallery 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links Architecture The Central Courtyard Umbrella Designed in 1964 by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Jorge Campuzano, and Rafael Mijares Alcérreca, the monumental building contains exhibition halls surrounding a courtyard with a huge pond and a vast square concrete umbrella supported by a single slender pillar ( known as `` el paraguas '', Spanish for `` the umbrella '' ). The halls are ringed by gardens, many of which contain outdoor exhibits. The museum has 23 rooms for exhibits and covers an area of 79,700 square meters ( almost 8 hectares ) or 857,890 square feet ( almost 20 acres ). History At the end of the 18th century, by order of the viceroy of Bucareli, the items that formed part of the collection by Lorenzo Boturini -- including the sculptures of Coatlicue and the Sun Stone -- were placed in the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, forming the core of the collection that would become the National Museum of Anthropology. On August 25, 1790, the Museum of Natural History was established by botanist José Longinos Martínez. During the 19th century, the museum was visited by internationally renowned scholars such as Alexander von Humboldt. In 1825, the first Mexican president, Guadalupe Victoria, advised by the historian Lucas Alamán, established the National Mexican Museum as an autonomous institution. In 1865, the Emperor Maximilian moved the museum to Calle de Moneda 13, to the former location of the Casa de Moneda. In 1906, due to the growth of the museum 's collections, Justo Sierra divided the stock of the National Museum. The natural history collections were moved to the Chopo building, which was constructed specifically to shelter permanent expositions. The museum was renamed the National Museum of Archaeology, History and Ethnography, and was re-opened September 9, 1910, in the presence of President Porfirio Díaz. By 1924 the stock of the museum had increased to 52,000 objects and had received more than 250,000 visitors. In December 1940, the museum was divided again, with its historical collections being moved to the Chapultepec Castle, where they formed the Museo Nacional de Historia, focusing on the Viceroyalty of the New Spain and its progress towards modern Mexico. The remaining collection was renamed the National Museum of Anthropology, focusing on pre-Columbian Mexico and modern day Mexican ethnography. The construction of the contemporary museum building began in February 1963 in the Chapultepec park. The project was coordinated by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, with assistance by Rafael Mijares Alcérreca and Jorge Campuzano. The construction of the building lasted 19 months, and was inaugurated on September 17, 1964, President Adolfo López Mateos, who declared : The Mexican people lift this monument in honor of the admirable cultures that flourished during the Pre-Columbian period in regions that are now territory of the Republic. In front of the testimonies of those cultures, the Mexico of today pays tribute to the indigenous people of Mexico, in whose example we recognize characteristics of our national originality. Exhibits Original Aztec Sunstone, available for featuring The museum 's collections include the Stone of the Sun ( depicted below ), giant stone heads of the Olmec civilization that were found in the jungles of Tabasco and Veracruz, treasures recovered from the Mayan civilization, at the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, a replica of the sarcophagal lid from Pacal 's tomb at Palenque and ethnological displays of contemporary rural Mexican life. It also has a model of the location and layout of the former Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, the site of which is now occupied by the central area of modern - day Mexico City. The permanent exhibitions on the ground floor cover all pre-Columbian civilizations located on the current territory of Mexico as well as in former Mexican territory in what is today the southwestern United States. They are classified as North, West, Mayan, Gulf of Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico, Toltec, and Teotihuacan. The permanent expositions at the first floor show the culture of Native American population of Mexico since the Spanish colonization. The museum also hosts visiting exhibits, generally focusing on other of the world 's great cultures. Past exhibits have focused on ancient Iran, Greece, China, Egypt, Russia, and Spain. Exhibits gallery Statue of Xolotl Statue of Xiuhcoatl Ocelotl - Cuauhxicalli Model of Templo Mayor ( Tenochtitlan ) The Mayan Room The Palenque 's exhibit inside the Mayan Room Model of Tenochtitlan Mural and model of Tenochtitlan, looking east Statue of Aztec goddess Coatlicue Aztec Macuilxochitl ( Xochipilli ), god of songs, dance and music Olmec colossal head Olmec wrestler Seated Olmec Jaguar, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Dintel No. 53, Yaxchilan Model of Teotihuacan at the museum Mayan gravestone from Jonutla, Tabasco on display at the museum Part of a mural depicting Mayan life Right side of mural depicting Mayan life Mural in the Mayan section Olmeca - Xicalanca - Cacaxtla bird man mural Pakal Tomb Ancient plate Mayan frescoes See also Doris Heyden Felipe R. Solís Olguín, director 2000 -- 2009 Further reading Aveleyra, Luis. `` Plantación y metas del nuevo Museo Nacional de Antropología. Artes de México, época 1, año 12, no. 66 - 67 : 12 - 18. Mexico 1965. Bernal, Ignacio. El Museo Nacional de Antropología de México. Mexico : Aguilar 1967. Castillo Lédon, Luis. El Museo Nacional de Arquelogía, Historia, y Etnografía. Mexico : Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arquelogía, Historia, y Etnografía 1924. Fernández, Miguel Ángel. Historia de los Museos de México. Mexico : Fomento Cultural del Banco Nacional de México 1987. Florescano, Enrique. `` The Creation of the Museo Nacional de Antropología of Mexico and its scientific, educational, and political purposes. '' In Nationalism : Critical Concepts in Political Science, edited by John Hutchinson and Anthony D. Smith. Vol. IV. pp. 1238 - 1259. London and New York : Routledge, 2000. Reprinted from Collecting the Pre-Columbian Past : A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks 6th and 7th October 1990, Elizabeth Hill Boone ( ed. ), Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1993, pp. 83 - 103. Galindo y Villa, Jesús. `` Apertura de las clases de historia y arqueología. '' Boletín del Museo Nacional I : 22 - 28, Mexico 1911. Galindo y Villa, Jesús. `` Museología. Los museos y su doble función educativa e instructiva. '' In Memorias de la Sociedad Científica Antonio Alzate 39 : 415 - 473. Mexico 1921. León y Gama, Antonio de Descripción histórica y cronológica de las Dos Piedras. Mexico : Instituto Nacional de Antropología 1990. Matos, Eduardo. Arqueología e indigenismo. Mexico : Instituto Nacional Indigenista, 1986. Matute, Alvaro. Lorenzo Boturini y el pensamiento histórico de Vico. Mexico : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 1976. Mendoza, Gumersindo and J. Sánchez, `` Catálogo de las colecciones históricas y arqueológica del Museo Nacional de México. '' Anales del Museo Nacional pp. 445 - 486. Mexico 1882. Núñez y Domínguez, José, `` Las clases del Museo Nacional. '' Boletín del Museo Nacional, segunda época : 215 - 218. Mexico 1932. Paz, Octavio. Posdata. Mexico : Siglo Veintiuno Editories 1969. Ramírez Vázquez, Pedro. `` La arquitectura del Museo Nacional de Antropología ''. Artes de México, época 2, 12 ( 66 - 67 ) : 19 - 32. Mexico : 1965. Villoro, Luis. Los grandes momentos del indigenismo. Mexico : Casa Chata 1979. References Jump up ^ `` Estadística de Visitantes ''. www.estadisticas.inah.gob.mx. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Plan Your Visit. '' National Museum of Anthropology. Retrieved on April 12, 2016. `` The Museum is located at Av. Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Gandhi s / n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco. Delegación Miguel Hidalgo. C.P. 11560, México, D.F. '' Jump up ^ Enrique Florescano, `` The creation of the Museo Nacional de Antropología and its scientific, educational, and political purposes. '' In Nationalism : Critical Concepts in Political Science, Vol. IV p. 1257. John Hutchinson and Anthony D. Smith, eds. London and New York : Routledge 2000. Jump up ^ Octavio Paz, Posdata, Mexico : Siglo Veintiuno 1969, quoted in Florescano, `` The creation of the Museo Nacional de Antropología '', p. 1258, footnote 9. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Museum of Anthropology. Official website Website of the INAH Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City Areas Bosques de las Lomas Lomas de Chapultepec Nuevo Polanco ( Granada, Ampl. Granada ) Pensil Polanco San Miguel Chapultepec Tacuba Tacubaya Metro stations Auditorio Cuitláhuac Colegio Militar Constituyentes Juanacatlán Normal Panteones Patriotismo Polanco Popotla San Joaquín Tacuba Tacubaya Landmarks Acuario Inbursa Avenida Presidente Masaryk Los Pinos Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Mexico Museums Chapultepec Castle Museo Nacional de Historia Museo de Arte Moderno National Museum of Anthropology Luis Barragán House and Studio Museo Soumaya Parks Chapultepec Parque Lincoln Parque Lira Schools IEMS Escuela Preparatoria Miguel Hidalgo `` Carmen Serdán '' Lycée Franco - Mexicain Polanco campus Peterson Schools Lomas Campus Westhill Institute ( Two campuses ) Colegio Ciudad de México Plantel Polanco The Wingate School Lomas campus ( primary school ) ( opening 2016 ) Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt Plantel Kindergarten Prado Norte Eton School ( Preschool and toddler center ) Escuela Sierra Nevada two locations Shopping centers and mixed - use Antara Polanco Miyana Parques Polanco Plaza Carso Other topics Borough of Miguel Hidalgo topics This list is incomplete. Coordinates : 19 ° 25 ′ 34 '' N 99 ° 11 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.426 ° N 99.186 ° W ﻿ / 19.426 ; - 99.186 VIAF : 139462066 ISNI : 0000 0001 2174 9676 GND : 1031422 - 2 SUDOC : 03066831X BNF : cb12203907d ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Museum_of_Anthropology_(Mexico)&oldid=773174220 '' Categories : 1964 establishments in Mexico Anthropology museums Archaeological museums in Mexico Chapultepec Park History museums in Mexico Mesoamerican art museums Museums established in 1964 Museums in Mexico City National museums of Mexico Paseo de la Reforma Pre-Columbian studies Hidden categories : Articles containing Spanish - language text Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Čeština Deutsch Español Esperanto Français Հայերեն Íslenska Italiano עברית ქართული Lietuvių Magyar Nederlands Norsk ଓଡ଼ିଆ Polski Português Русский Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 March 2017, at 19 : 47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the museo nacional de antropologia located
Answer: Mexico City, Mexico