Museo Soumaya
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What's on here
Why go
- Auguste Rodin sculpture casts: the largest collection outside France.
- Paintings by Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
- The only works by Vincent van Gogh in Mexico.
- La era de Rodin presents Rodin alongside contemporaries, teachers and students.
Opening hours
Today10:30 – 18:30Show all
Don't miss
- El pensadorOne of the large-format works greeting visitors in the entrance foyer.Lobby
- La Puerta del InfiernoThe eighth casting of Rodin’s work, displayed here since June 2016.LobbyJune 2016
- Río JuchitánDiego Rivera’s last mural.Lobby
Know before you go
- Open daily, 10:30–18:30.
What's inside
- Six exhibition rooms are arranged by theme rather than chronology.
- The first floor displays coins, medals and banknotes from the Viceroyalty through the post-revolutionary era.
- The third floor presents European and Novohispanic old masters alongside colonial works.
- The fourth floor pairs 19th-century Mexican landscapes with European Impressionist and avant-garde works.
- The sixth-floor gallery is called Sala Julián y Linda Slim, after the founder’s parents; it displays surrealist sculptures by Salvador Dalí.
- The lobby contains a digital library.
- A 350-seat auditorium is also in the lobby; the building contains a restaurant.
Interesting facts5
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16,000 hexagonal
More than 16,000 hexagonal aluminum tiles cover the building’s asymmetric facade.
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28 curved
The six-story building uses a steel frame with 28 curved columns and seven perimeter rings or beams.
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The top floor is the largest gallery, with a translucent ceiling that admits natural light.
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The floors are made of marble imported from Greece.
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46 metres
The Plaza Carso building stands 46 metres high.
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History
The original Plaza Loreto venue stands beside the Magdalena River on a former flour- and paper-mill site. Paper produced there was used for the second printing of the 1824 Mexican Constitution. Grupo Carso restored the factory ruins in the early 1990s, creating a shopping centre and museum. Fernando Romero designed the later Plaza Carso building, with advice from Ove Arup and Frank Gehry.
- 8 December 1994Museo Soumaya opened at Plaza Loreto in San Ángel.
- 1999Soumaya Domit, the founder’s wife and the museum’s namesake, died.
- 2011The Plaza Carso building opened to the public in Nuevo Polanco.
Accessibility
- Lift Elevators link all six floors.
- Wheelchair access A spiral ramp provides wheelchair access throughout the building.
Sources: Museo Soumaya - Wikipedia · Mexico City/Polanco - Wikivoyage (see) · Museo Soumaya - Wikipedia · Museo Soumaya - Wikipedia · Musée Soumaya - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +52 55 1103 9800
Questions and answers
Does the original Plaza Loreto Museo Soumaya still host exhibitions?
Yes. The original venue in San Ángel still hosts exhibitions.
What inspired the design of Museo Soumaya’s Plaza Carso building?
Rodin’s works inspired its design.
Which other sculptor is represented in Museo Soumaya’s sculpture collection?
The collection includes works by Camille Claudel.
What does Museo Soumaya’s La era de Rodin exhibition present?
It presents Rodin alongside contemporaries, teachers and students.
Does Museo Soumaya’s collection include historical material?
Yes. It includes religious relics and historical documents.
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