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.
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 I didn’t make use of these. Just follow the route on Google Maps!
The ‘El Espacio Escultórico’ is 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, which are all divided by symmetrical spaces and four larger spaces representing the four cardinal points.
The ‘El Espacio Escultórico’ is free to visit and the opening hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.
And as an extra part, on the other side of the road, there are 8 more sculptures by the 6 artists:
“Las Serpientes del Pedregal” by Federico Silva:
“Ocho conejo” by Federico Silva:
“Ave dos” by Hersúa:
“Coatl” by Helen Escobedo:
“Colotl” by Sebastián:
“Corona del Pedregal” by Mathias Goeritz:
“Variante de la llave de Kepler” by Manuel Felguérez:
“Tlaloc” by Sebastián:
After visiting the Sculpture Park, continue to the Zona Arqueológica Cuicuilco.