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Private art & culture experiences · Mexico City

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Discover the stories behind the art

Explore Mexico City’s art and heritage with Constanza Ontiveros, PhD, an art historian and international arts writer with more than 15 years of experience in cultural institutions.

Private · Tailored · English & Spanish Slow art & thoughtful looking
Constanza Ontiveros, art historian and private guide in Mexico City
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All tours last 2 hours, run in English & Spanish, and are private. Open a card for the full details.

Diego Rivera’s underwater mural at the Cárcamo de Dolores, Chapultepec
2 hoursMax 8 guests58 USD / person

Art, Water & Nature in Chapultepec

Discover Diego Rivera’s extraordinary underwater mural

Discover Diego Rivera’s extraordinary underwater mural at the Cárcamo de Dolores and its surprising connection to Mexico City’s water system. Explore how art, architecture, landscape and urban history come together in Chapultepec, with the possibility of continuing to Lago Algo, a contemporary art space.

Tour details
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Max 8 guests
Language
English & Spanish
Price
58 USD per person (includes museum’s admission)
Meeting point
Cárcamo de Dolores, Bosque de Chapultepec
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Studio house of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in San Ángel
2 hoursMax 5 guests58 USD / person

Frida, Diego & San Ángel

Inside the studio house that changed modern Mexico

Step inside the modernist studio house designed by Juan O’Gorman for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and discover the spaces where they lived and worked. Explore the fascinating relationship between art, architecture and modern Mexico, with a walk through historic San Ángel.

Tour details
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Max 5 guests
Language
English & Spanish
Price
58 USD per person (includes museum admission)
Meeting point
Casa Estudio Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo
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Museo Dolores Olmedo, 16th century hacienda and gardens
2 hoursMax 4 guests79 USD / person

Museo Dolores Olmedo

The story behind one of Mexico’s most important art collectors

Step into one of Mexico City’s top cultural gems. Explore the world’s largest private collection of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo masterpieces in a former 16th century hacienda with lush gardens. This intimate tour reveals the stories behind the art — and the woman who preserved it all.

Tour details
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Max 4 guests
Language
English & Spanish
Price
79 USD per person (2-4 guests, includes museum tickets)
Meeting point
Museo Dolores Olmedo
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Juan O’Gorman murals on the Biblioteca Central, Ciudad Universitaria
2 hoursMax 15 guestsFrom 40 USD / person

UNAM Murals

Uncover Mexican Muralism and the stories behind a legendary institution

Explore Ciudad Universitaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through the monumental murals of Juan O’Gorman and David Alfaro Siqueiros and its extraordinary modern architecture. Discover how art, education, architecture and Mexican identity came together in one of the city’s most ambitious cultural projects.

Tour details
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Max 15 guests
Language
English & Spanish
Price
Starting at 50 USD per person. From 5 to 15 guests: 40 USD per person.
Meeting point
Biblioteca Central, Ciudad Universitaria
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Your local expert guide

Constanza

Art historian, PhD, and international arts writer with more than 15 years of experience in cultural institutions. Her writing has appeared in The Art Newspaper, Ocula and Artcollection.io, and she has published peer-reviewed research with UNAM.

Every tour is private, unhurried and built around slow looking: fewer rooms, better stories, real conversation.

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Constanza Ontiveros guiding a private art tour in Mexico City

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