Antiguo Colegio De San Ildefonso

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    Justo Sierra 16, Centro Histórico
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    5702 6378
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    underground rail: Zócalo

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Built in the 16th century as a Jesuit college, this remarkable building was later turned into a prestigious teacher-training institute. In the 1920s, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and others were brought in to do murals. Most of the work on the main patio is by Orozco; check out the portrait of Cortés and La Malinche, his mistress, underneath the staircase.

The amphitheater, off the lobby, holds Rivera's first mural, La Creación, commissioned by education minister José Vasconcelos upon Rivera's return from Europe in 1923. Mural tours (in Spanish) are given at noon and . Nowadays, the San Ildefonso hosts outstanding temporary exhibitions, as well as the Filmoteca of the national university.