Bucky in Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology & Chapultepec

One of the most visited and admired museums in the country, to the extent that foreign dignitaries have been invited to it on numerous occasions. It consists of 24 rooms (both holding permanent and temporary exhibitions). It was opened in September 1964 and its goal is to bring the public closer to the archaeology of the cultures of Mexico such as Teotihuacan, Mexicas, and more.

It is a monumental building, located in Bosque de Chapultepec on Reforma Avenue. The history of its construction responds to the need to preserve archeological pieces that were handed down during many centuries. The Lorenzo Boturini Collection was destined to the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mexico, as well as other important pieces, as the Piedra del Sol, being the first pieces conserved for this purpose.

When Mexico finally obtained its independence, it also became aware of the importance of its past, therefore, Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico, gave orders to create the Museo Nacional Mexicano, which was located in the former Casa de Moneda during the time of Emperor Maximiliano. 

The conservation of pieces and their exhibition had an enormous interest since then, creating a great archive transferred to different museums. It was in 1963 when it was finally constructed inside the Bosque de Chapultepec. It was inaugurated in 1964. The museum has a chronological exhibit of different ages from the cultures and prehispanic regions; with objects and pieces of great significance. It exhibits permanent and temporary collections, displaying to the public collections from international museums of cultures such as the Chinese, Egyptian and Etruscan. 

*For some dumb rules Bucky wasn't allowed to enter to the museum. He had to wait at the reception. Anyway, we're happy to share this videos and photos with him and wit all of you!

After our visit to the museum we walked through Bosque de Chapultepec "Chapultepec Wood". Unfortunately it started raining :( but that didn't stop us to walk near one of the lakes and take some photos. We also took advantage of the bad weather and decided to wait for the rain to pass meanwhile an artist was drawing a cartoon of Bucky with his friends Alan and Aldo.