Mexico City, Week 9

I had a big week of communism this week in museum-land. I went to check out the museum at the Palacio de Belles Artes this week. They had several exhibits with artists that were part of a political revolution in Mexico. There was a special exhibition on Zapata which was being protested because of a painting that portrayed Zapata as a de-masculined person. A little excitement for the museum. And later in the week—I went to the Leon Trotsky museum.

The painting by Emilio Pettoruti was one of several by this artist. I really like his style. 

Typical Zapata. Not the controversial painting. 

On Saturday, I headed down to San Angel and Coyoacan and visited UNAM and checked out the giant mural on the library. 

Leon Trotsky lived in exile in Mexico—and was ultimately murdered in Mexico. His home was turned into a museum.