San Ildefonso College birthplace of the Mexican muralismpart part 1/3
The San Ildefonso College currently is a museum and cultural center considered to be the birthplace of the Mexican muralism movement. San Ildefonso began as a prestigious Jesuit boarding school, and after the Reform War, it gained educational prestige again as National Preparatory School. This school and the building closed completely in 1978, then reopened as a museum and cultural center in 1994. The museum has permanent and temporary art and archeological exhibitions in addition to the many murals painted on its walls by Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and others. The complex is located between San Ildefonso Street and Justo Sierra Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the 1920s, soon after the Mexican Revolution, the government sponsored mural paintings with themes centering on Mexico's history and politics of the post-Revolution era. San Ildefonso was one of the very first public buildings to be painted this way. The artwork was commissioned by José Vasconcelos, a former director of the Preparatory School, and Secretary of Education. Painters who contributed mural work include Ramon de la Cana, Fermin Revueltas, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jean Charlot.
The San Ildefonso College currently is a museum and cultural center considered to be the birthplace of the Mexican muralism movement. San Ildefonso began as a prestigious Jesuit boarding school, and after the Reform War, it gained educational prestige again as National Preparatory School. This school and the building closed completely in 1978, then reopened as a museum and cultural center in 1994. The museum has permanent and temporary art and archeological exhibitions in addition to the many murals painted on its walls by Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and others. The complex is located between San Ildefonso Street and Justo Sierra Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the 1920s, soon after the Mexican Revolution, the government sponsored mural paintings with themes centering on Mexico's history and politics of the post-Revolution era. San Ildefonso was one of the very first public buildings to be painted this way. The artwork was commissioned by José Vasconcelos, a former director of the Preparatory School, and Secretary of Education. Painters who contributed mural work include Ramon de la Cana, Fermin Revueltas, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jean Charlot.