Former College of San Ildefonso

A beautiful building with some good mural artworks to view. However, all of their temporary exhibition galleries were closed, I would expect a venue such as this to think about their programmes to ensure that the dark periods are staggered, so all visitors at any time of year, have something to see. On top of this they continued to charge full price for admission despite the lack of any actual exhibitions, this was disappointing. Finally, the staff member at the ticket desk was aggressive and unwelcome which made for an unpleasant experience overall. Disappointing.

Some of the most important murals painted by Orozco, the building itself is very impressive. Its a wonderful gem in the historic part of the city

Well, nice murals for the most part and nice patios and arcades to wander around, but there was absolutely nothing else to see. No exhibitions. I circled the entire place, thinking something would be open. I saw only closed doors, bathrooms and cleaners. Seems odd to pay to enter a place like this...

It was open on Sunday afternoon , so I popped in. It is a beautiful building. The halls were not open, but I could still walk around and I could see the murals of Orozco and Charlot. It was nice to get out of the Sunday crowd. It was free. If you find this building open, it is definitely worth it to pop in.

Most of the Salas were closed, including the Diego Rivera one. The only two things viewable were several Jose Orozco murals on the walls of the stairwells and hallways outside, and the temporary exhibition on the first floor. The temporary exhibition by Sergio Hernandez was mostly ugly contorted bodies of humans suffering in some hellish environment with the exception of a few whale paintings and tree paintings and the stereotypical modern art addition of a plain gold colored "work" or black background with white spots. I still don't know why those last two belong in a museum. The building is nice to see, and the museum is not crowded at all on a weekday, but it would be much better if the rooms were all open rather than all closed.

Beautiful building with some impressive murals. We lucked out and were able to get into the theatre to see the Rivera mural. Sadly, most rooms/exhibits were closed which was surprising and disappointing. I recommend checking about what is open for viewing before purchasing tickets.

I will not hesitate to give this hall of masterpieces 5 stars. Some of the best Orozco murals in existence! And they say his first! In a beautiful setting that was not too crowded. The front desk staff were FANTASTIC. They were enthusiastic, helpful in both English and Spanish, and just a pleasure. The tour guide was wonderful. Couldn't have asked for better. Too bad she said her name too fast I didn't catch it. As far as I know only tours are in Spanish, but hey, it's Mexico after all. My only recommendation to the museum administration, create a paper map or guide that is available for purchase in English and Spanish. I know it's a lot of work but some people just hate having to look at their phones the whole time for the guide. You might even make some money off of it if you make a nice paper map that doubles as a souvernir!

As always San Ildefonso College is a great place to walk around a beautiful colonial building from the 1700's and admire impressive murals from some of the best Mexican muralists. Take your time to enjoy the murals but the patios that are a great place to relax. Be aware that up to date there are some restauration works going on so you might find some spaces closed, but anyways the visit is really well worthy.