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Franz Mayer Museum (Museo Franz Mayer)vsMuseo Casa De Leon Trotsky
Both are rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, Museo Casa De Leon Trotsky ranks marginally higher than Franz Mayer Museum. Museo Casa De Leon Trotsky ranks #9 in Mexico City with endorsements from 5 reviewers like Fodor's, Time Out and Frommer's.
Franz Mayer Museum (Museo Franz Mayer)
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Time Out
Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Alemada Central City
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Fodor's "Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this museum exhibits thousands of works collected by Franz Mayer, which he left to the Mexican people." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Occupies the old hospice of the San Juan de Dios order." Full review
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The exhibit halls open onto a sumptuous colonial patio, where you can grab a bite
Travel + Leisure "The 18th-century museum houses an excellent decorative-arts collection." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This museum bears the name of Franz Mayer, a rich collector born in Germany who acquired top-quality works of Mexican decorative art including textiles, silver, furniture and ceramics." Full review
Time Out "Beyond housing some of the discipline’s most relevant temporary exhibits, it’s also home to the country’s most important collection of decorative arts from the 16th-19th centuries." Full review
Afar Magazine "Occupies a former colonial convent and is home to its namesake patron’s vast decorative-arts collection, focused on Mexico’s viceregal and early-republican epochs. Rarely crowded" Full review
Atlas Obscura "These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century. " Full review
Frommer's "Heaven for lovers of antiques, this collection of decorative furniture, rugs, paintings, ceramics, and silverware was the life's work of German immigrant Franz Mayer" Full review
Museo Casa De Leon Trotsky Fodor's Lonely Planet Atlas Obscura Time Out Afar Magazine
New York Times Frommer's
Río Churubusco 410, Mexico City, 04000, Mexico
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Fodor's "Resembling an anonymous and forbidding fortress, with turrets for armed guards, this house is where Leon Trotsky lived and was murdered." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Memorabilia and biographical notes are displayed in buildings off the patio, where a tomb engraved with a hammer and sickle contains Trotsky's ashes." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. " Full review
Time Out "This museum exhibits the history of Leon Trotsky and his wife Natalia Sedov when they were pursued by the Stalinist regime." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Coyoacan neighborhood is well known for Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul—totally worth the trip—but poor Leon Trotsky doesn't seem to get much attention." Full review
New York Times "Trotsky’s house is a quieter scene than the Casa Azul. It too has a pleasant courtyard...adjacent to the house is an exhibition of photos of Trotsky and his associates"
Chasing Spirits: Mexico City’s House Museums
October 26, 2022
Frommer's "The museum is devoted to illuminating the history and ideals of this important figure—and the very different plans he had for Russia." Full review
