Museum Soumaya

The Soumaya Museum has a collection of over 66,000 pieces of art. The majority of the art Consists of European works from the 15th to the 20th centuries. It Past holds Mexican art, relics religious, and historical documents and coins. [6] The museum contains the world's largest collection of pre-Hispanic colonial and was coins.

 [4] It Also holds the largest collection of casts of sculptures by Auguste Rodin outside France and the world's largest private collection of His art. [7] Slim owns a Total of 380 casts and works of art by Rodin. His late wife, Whom have credits With teaching him much of what He Knows About art, was an admirer of Rodin's work. 

[4] In Addition to Rodin, noted some European artists Whose work is displayed include Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, the circle of Leonardo da Vinci, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Joan Miro, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Bartolome Esteban Murillo, El Greco and Tintoretto. [6] The most valuable work of art in the collection is Believed to be a version of Madonna of the Yarnwinder by a member of the circle of Leonardo da Vinci. Another version of the same painting has-been valued at over £ 30 Million. [4]


Bust of Maximilian I of Mexico and Carlota of Mexico.
Past Several Mexican artists are featured, treats including Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo. [7] The director of the museum has Claimed That the overall worth of the art it holds is over $ 700 million. [4]

The museum's director, Alfonso Miranda, has Described ITS approach as "not a copy of the Occident; what we Have is a whole new version of things." [6] The museum notably includes some types of European art That Have not Been permanently displayed in Latin America in the past. The museum collection includes many of the MOST Well Known European artists from the 15th to 20th centuries, in particular large collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Salvador Dali.

Carlos Slim bought a large number of sculptures by Rodin in the 1980s and the values ​​of many pieces Have Soared since. With a collection of over 100 Rodin works, some critics Have Claimed That Slim "... is more of a bargain hunter than an esthete.