Tuesday, October 29 Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes
7.00am – 9.55am Check in at LAX Airport, American Airlines, Terminal 4.
** Please see your E ticket for the group reservation code. Students should check in individually and meet at the gate.
** * NOTE: No checked baggage is included with our reservation. There is a fee of $30 for the 1st checked bag and $40 for the second checked bag. Please do not bring more than one piece of checked baggage. Your luggage should go something like this: one carry-on, one piece of checked luggage (weighing no more than 50 lbs), and one personal item (i.e., purse/small book bag).
9.55am Depart LAX Terminal 4 for Mexico City, American Airlines fight #: AA 2547
2.40pm Arrive at Mexico City International 3 Airport, Terminal 1. Tuesday, October 29 approx. 4.00pm After we clear customs, we meet our Tour Director, Daniella Jimenez, and transfer by bus to the city center.
** Please note that the timings in the booklet are approximate. Mexico City sufers from trafc congestion, so there may be some delays or last-minute changes to the itinerary.
5.00 – 6.00pm Museo Tamayo Paseo de la Reforma 51, Bosque de Chapultepec, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, 11580 Ciudad de México Tel: +52-55-4122-8200 www.museotamayo.org We are given an introduction to the museum on arrival, and view the exhibitions of Monographs by Adriana Varejáo and Rahid Johnson.
BUS, to the hotel.
Museo Tamayo
4 Tuesday, October 29
Paseo de la Reforma
approx. 6.30pm Hotel Check-In:
Marquis Reforma Hotel & Spa Paseo de la Reforma 465, col. Cuauhtémoc, México D.F. 06500 Tel: +52-55-5229-1200 Website: www.marquisreforma.com
Dinner and the evening are independent.
**Please see restaurant suggestions at the end of the program.
5 Wednesday, October 30
Pedro Reyes, Lisson Gallery New York show, 2017
From 6.30am Bufet breakfast at the hotel.
9.00am Gather in the hotel lobby.
BUS, from the hotel.
10.00 – 11.00am Studio visit: Pedro Reyes Website: www.pedroreyes.net Pedro welcomes us to his home and studio.
BUS, to Coyoacán.
11.30am – 12.30pm Casa Azul: Frida Kahlo House & Museum Londres 247, Del Carmen Coyoacán, 04100 Tel: +52-55-5554-5999 Website: www.museofridakahlo.org.mx Independent visit of the museum.
12.30 – 3.00pm Break for an independent lunch in Coyoacán, and some free time. ** Please see restaurant suggestions at the back of the program.
3.00pm Gather at a pre-arranged place. 6 Wednesday, October 30 BUS, within Mexico City.
4.00 – 5.30pm Studio visit: Carla Fernández, fashion designer Calle Marsella 72, Juárez, 06600 Juárez www.carlafernandez.com Carla will give a talk on a business that both helps indigenous groups and promotes fashion, in her new store designed by husband Pedro Reyes.
Dinner and the evening are independent.
Dress by Carla Fernández
7 Thursday, October 31
Museo de Antropología e Historia
From 6.30am Bufet breakfast at the hotel.
8.30am Gather in the hotel lobby.
BUS, from the hotel.
9.00 – 11.30am Museo de Antropología e Historia Av. Paseo de la Reforma, Chapultepec Polanco, 11560 Ciudad de México Tel: +52-55-4040-5300 www.mna.inah.gob.mx We break into 2 groups for guided tours of the museum (1 hour 30 mins) and some independent time (1 hour).
BUS, within Mexico City.
12.00 – 12.45pm Studio visit: Pia Camil Website: www.piacamil.me Pia gives us a tour of her studio and introduces some of her work.
BUS, to the historic center.
8 Thursday, October 31
Museo Universitario del Chopo
1.05 – 2.15pm Break for independent lunch in the center.
2.15pm Gather at a pre-arranged place and walk to the BUS.
BUS, within centro.
2.45 – 4.00pm Anuar Maauad, Private Collection We are given a tour of the Maauad collection.
BUS, within Mexico City.
4.15 – 5.00pm Museo Universitario del Chopo Calle Dr. Enrique Gonzalez Martinez 10, Sta María la Ribera, 06400 Tel: +52-55-5535-2288 Website: www.chopo.unam.mx We view the exhibition of Marianna Dellekamp and the video installations by Teresa Serrano and Mauricio Limón.
BUS, within Mexico City.
9 Thursday, October 31 5.30 – 6.00pm Galería OMR Córdoba 100, Roma Nte., 06700 Ciudad de México Tel: +52 55 5207 1080 www.galeriaomr.com We are greeeted by Director, Kerstin Erdmann, and visit the gallery spaces.
6.00 – 7.00pm A meet-and-greet at OMR with students from the CENTRO College for Design, Media and Film.
7.00 – approx. 7.20pm BUS, to the hotel.
Dinner and the evening are independent.
Galería OMR
10 Friday, November 1
Kurimanzutto
From 6.30am Bufet breakfast at the hotel.
By 9.00am Check out of the hotel.
9.15am Gather in the hotel lobby with your luggage.
BUS, from the hotel.
10.00 – 11.00am Centro de la Imagen Plaza de la Ciudadela 2, Centro Histórico, 06000 Ciudad de México Tel: +52 55 4155 0850 www. centrodelaimagen.cultura.gob.mx We are given a tour of the current exhibition “Fotoméxico”.
BUS, within Mexico City.
11.30am – 12.15pm Kurimanzutto Gallery Gob. Rafael Rebollar 94, Miguel Hidalgo, San Miguel Chapultepec, México, D.F. 11850 Tel: +52-55-5256-2408 www.kurimanzutto.com We are greeted by Senior Sales Director, Daniela Zarate, and view the exhibition of 11 works by Danh Vo. Friday, November 1 BUS, within Mexico City.
12.45 – 1.15pm Ex Teresa Arte Actual Calle Licenciado Verdad No.8, Cuauhtemoc, Centro Histórico, 06060 Ciudad de México Tel: +52-55-4122-8020 Website: www.exteresa.bellasartes. gob.mx We are given a tour of the exhibition of Marta María Pérez Bravo, with the curators and the artist.
1.15 – 2.45pm Break for independent lunch in the center.
2.45 – 4.45pm Independent time in Centro / Zocalo, with the chance to visit the Day of the Death altars.
You will be given some suggestions for your free time during the trip.
Metropolitan Cathedral and Zocalo
12 Friday, November 1 4.45pm Gather at a pre-arranged place and walk to the BUS.
5.00 – approx. 7.30pm BUS, from Mexico City to Puebla.
approx. 7.30pm Hotel check-in:
Quinta Real Puebla Av 7 Pte 105, Centro, 72000 Puebla Tel: +52-222-229-0909 Website: www.caminoreal.com
Dinner and the evening are independent. ** Please see restaurant suggestions at the back of the program.
Puebla
13 Saturday, November 2
Capilla del Rosario
From 7.00am Bufet breakfast at the hotel.
9.30am Gather in the hotel lobby.
Walk from the hotel.
10.00 – 10.30am Capilla del Rosario Victoria del 5 de Mayo, Centro, 72000 Puebla Visit the chapel independently.
Walk the short distance.
11.00am – 12.30pm Museo Amparo Av. 2 Sur 708, Centro, 72000 Puebla. Tel: +52-222-229-3850 Website: www.museoamparo.com We are greeted by the Director, Ramiro Martínez.
12.30 – 2.00pm Break for independent lunch in the center. ** Please see restaurant suggestions at the back of the program.
2.00pm Gather at a pre-arranged place and 14 walk to meet the BUS. Saturday, November 2 BUS, within Puebla.
2.45 – 4.15pm Museo Internacional del Barroco Atlixcáyotl 2501, Reserva Territorial Atlixcáyotl, 72830 Puebla Tel: +52-222-326-7130 Website: www.mib.puebla.gob.mx We split into 2 groups for guided tours of the museum.
4.30 – approx. 5.00pm BUS, to the hotel.
Dinner and the evening are independent.
Museo Internacional del Barroco
15 Sunday, November 3
Biblioteca Palafoxiana
From 7.00am Bufet breakfast at the hotel.
By 9.15am Check out of the hotel. ** Please store your luggage with the hotel this morning until departure in the afternoon.
** Please note that lunch will be late today (at the airport)!
9.30am Gather in the hotel lobby.
Walk from the hotel.
10.00 – 10.40am Biblioteca Palafoxiana Av 5 Ote 5, Centro, 72000 Puebla Website: www.sic.cultura.gob.mx Visit the library independently.
Walk the short distance.
10.50 – 11.40am Museo José Luis Bello y González 3 Poniente Núm. 302 Esquina con Calle 3 Sur, Puebla Tel: +52-222-232-9475 Website: www.museospuebla.puebla. gob.mx 16 Visit the museum independently. Sunday, November 3 Walk back to the hotel.
11.50am Collect luggage and load onto the bus.
12.00 – approx. 2.00pm BUS, Puebla to Mexico City Airport.
2.00 – 4.40pm Check in at Mexico City International Airport, and break for lunch.
4.40pm Depart Mexico City Airport Terminal 1 for LAX, Terminal B. American Airlines fight #: AA 2546
7.00pm Arrive at LAX Airport, Terminal B.
Museo José Luis Bello y González
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