Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso Review

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Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso

  • Address: Calle Justo Sierra 16, almost at corner of República de Argentina, 2 blocks north of Zócalo, Col. Centro, Mexico City, 06020
  • Phone: 55/5702-6378
  • www.sanildefonso.org.mx

Fodor's Review:

The college, a colonial building with lovely patios, started out in the 18th century as a Jesuit school for the sons of wealthy Mexicans. Frida Kahlo also famously studied here as an adolescent. It's now a splendid museum that showcases outstanding regional exhibitions. The interior contains murals by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Fernando Leal.

  • Cost: $3, free Tues.
  • Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-5:30
  • Metro: Zócalo
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