Palacio de Bellas Artes

Mexico's foremost cultural venue, the Palacio de Bellas Artes commands the western edge of the historic center of Mexico City with a dazzling exterior of Italian Carrara marble in Art Nouveau style and an Art Deco interior of unmatched grandeur. The palace is home to murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco, and its stage hosts opera, ballet, orchestral concerts, and the celebrated Ballet Folklórico de México. Its famous Tiffany glass curtain depicting the Valley of Mexico rises before every performance, a ritual that transforms each evening into an event of national significance.