Incredible Murals Tell Vivid Stories

That afternoon we visited the 2nd floor which contains number of huge murals by well known artists depicting Mexico’s rich heritage.  

I swiped this photo from a travel website because it shows the amazing size and beauty of
these murals. Also, there were so many visitors the day we visited, so it was impossible
get a photo without lots of people in the way.

Two early 1950s works by Zapotec-heritage painter Rufino Tamayo depict the creation of the Mestizo (mixed ancestry) identity.  Diego Rivera’s famous El hombre en el Cruce de Caminos (Man at the Crossroads), was originally commissioned for New York’s Rockefeller Center. The Rockefellers had the original destroyed because of its anti-capitalist themes, but Rivera re-created it here in 1934. Rivera’s four-part Carnaval de la vida mexicana (Carnival of Mexican Life) is also displayed here.

Again, taken off the Internet because columns and
 many people blocked the view

David Alfaro Siqueiros’ three-part La nueva democracia (New Democracy) and.  José Clemente Orozco’s La katharsis (Catharsis), depicting the conflict between humankind’s ‘social’ and ‘natural’ aspects.