Artspace Mexico is one of the best, avant guard galleries in Mexico City. Important artists from…read moreall over Latin America are shown here. Armando Martinez, the gallery owner is a leader is sexual art that expresses the form as art while making a social and cultural statement. Make sure you visit the gallery and watch the Facebook page and their website for shows.

I visited Galerias Castillo in February and was very fortunate to find Mr. Ricardo Castillo Garcia…read morein. He was very generous with his time and gave me a wonderful tour of the paintings and lithographs for sale. Thank you so much, Mr. Castillo, for sharing your lovely collection with me.

If you are a cat lover - this is your one-stop-shop in Mexico City! There are even two resident…read morecats if you want to get some one-on-one time with a genial feline and the cat cafe is overcrowded. While you are at Garros - check out all the awesome cat themed jewelry, stickers, art, clothing, and much more. The back room is full of all the necessities of life for cats - food, litter, litter boxes, beds, collars, leashes etc. For people -- Garros even offers vegan ice cream! Give Fideo a big hug for me! He's a very big mellow tiger cat who you might find hanging out on a stool in front of the shop.

Super cute, huge cat themed store/art gallery. Plus they've got a vegan ice cream counter up front!…read moreThe owner (maybe?) was hanging out outside playing with the real cats. Fun place to shop around for cat lovers

This is one of the few parks in the city with actual trashcans. The park itself is separated into…read moreseveral sections. The main section is more common and less focused on a specific type of group. There are an abundance of trees, beautiful plants, and flowers. There are also several park benches but not as many as some other parks. There is also a dog park area, that includes two enclosed sections. There were probably ten dogs there with their owners, and luckily I didn't witness any dog fights. Nevertheless, when I came there, there were dogs dogs everywhere in the park. The skaters area is also a park highlight. There were actually more skaters in that area, than there were other people in the park. The entire park is clean and they do a great job of maintaining it.

I've been here probably at least a dozen times and I can never seem to leave without buying a new…read morepiece of art. There must be 100 artists here on Sundays, from about 10 AM - 4 PM. Their work is amazing. Everything is negotiable. If you buy a piece that isn't framed and you want it framed, there are plenty of framers around the perimeter of the park. Street parking or garages nearby.

A small gallery with a lot of black and white prints - it's a big space which I imagine is a lot…read moremore fun when they have events. I wasn't too impressed with the current exhibition -- it was kind of sad, but I happily signed the guest book to help ensure that the staff has a record of visitors to this nice free art space so they can keep it going!

If you are a Diego Riviera fan this is a must see while you're in Mexico City! At the Palacio…read moreNational you will see his largest and most comprehensive collection of murals. if I remember my tour guides speech correctly, this has 100 of his murals that took him five years of his life. Each mural depicts different ways of life at that time. The murals themselves are studied. All the colors of muted but vibrant. The colors are not vegetable that is, but actual oil put onto wet plaster. As a plaster dried, it locked in the color which has remained all these years. The interiors have multiple courtyards that are very relaxing. .. it is a very peaceful place. If you want or plan to see all the murals, I suggest you plan for at least a few hours. There's multiple levels and as I mentioned at least 100 murals of Diego's alone, as well as multiple other murals done by others.

An absolute must to see the amazing and jaw dropping work of Diego Rivera. You'll need to make…read morereservations for a mandatory guided tour.