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Espacio Escultórico UNAM (Sculpture Park) - Mexico City

​​Posted: May 18, 2022

The Espacio Escultórico UNAM, or the UNAM Sculpture Park, in Mexico City, is well worth the effort.

​It is part of the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) and is featured in my latest blog post detailing 19 totally free museums in Mexico City.

It makes a rather neat 1/2 day excursion from the chaotic city and is off foreign tourists' radar.
Espacio Escultórico UNAM (Sculpture Park) - Mexico City

How to get to the ​Espacio Escultórico

The most convenient way to get there is to take the Mexico City Metro, Linea #3 to the last stop "Universidad" and then walk for about 15 minutes although once you are within the grounds of the UNAM, there are 7 bus routes that you can take advantage of, but, and I am not alone in this way of thinking, lockdowns and working from home have had a detrimental effect on our levels of fitness, so I didn't make use of these free buses. Just follow the route on GoogleMaps!
The 'El Espacio Escultórico' is an an 'arte colectivo realizada' by Frederico Silva, Hersúa, Helen Escobedo, Sebastián, ​Mathias Goeritz and Manuel Felguérez.

It was opened on the 23rd of April 1979 to mark the 50 years of the Autonomia Universitaria (UNAM).

The centre is a sea of lava with a diameter of around 100 metres.

There are 64 modules divided by symmetrical spaces and there are 4 larger spaces which represent the 4 cardinal points.

The 'El Espacio Escultórico' is currently (May 2022) free to visit and the opening hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.
Entrance gates to the El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
Of course a drone would be perfect for this situation:
El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
Nomadic backpacker at the El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
Nomadic Backpacker at the El Espacio Escultórico UNAM Mexico City
Nomadic backpacker at the El Espacio Escultórico in Mexico City
And as an extra part, on the other side of the road, there are 8 more sculptures by the 6 artists:

1. "Las Serpientes del Pedregal" by Federico Silva:
Las Serpientes del Pedregal Sculpture by Federico Silva
2. "Ocho conejo" by Federico Silva:
Ocho conejo Sculpture by Federico Silva
3. "Ave dos" by Hersúa:
Ave Dos Sculpture by Hersúa
4. "Coatl" by Helen Escobedo:
Coatl Sculpture by Helen Escobedo
5. "Colotl" by Sebastián:
Colotl Sculpture by Sebastián
6. "Corona del Pedregal" by Mathias Goeritz:
 Corona del Pedregal Sculpture by Mathias Goeritz
7. "Variante de la llave de Kepler" by Manuel Felguérez:
Variante de la llave de Keple Sculpture by Manuel Felguérez
8. "Tlaloc" by Sebastián:
Tlaloc Sculpture by Sebastián at the Espacio de Escultórico

The plan was to combine the trip with a visit to the MUCA, University Museum of Science and Art but it was closed for refurbishment (May 2022).

I went to the 3rd Soumaya Museum located at the Plaza Loreto, which to be honest, ain't very stimulating, and then I took the MetroBus Linea #1 south for a few stops to 'Villa Olímpica' and visited the Zona Arqueológica Cuicuilco.

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