The Soumaya is a relatively new museum, opened in 2011. It was founded by Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman and philanthropist who was at one time ranked by Forbes as the richest man on Earth. He named the museum after his wife, Soumaya Domit, who passed away in 1999.
The Soumaya houses more than 66,000 pieces of art ranging from Mesoamerican artifacts to contemporary paintings. It includes the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside of France. The Soumaya is run as a non-profit and there is no admission charge at the museum.
Auguste Rodin
Gates of HellThe Rodin room
Salvador Dali
Venus with CrutchesDali’s ArmsBathroom SililoquesWoman with Head of RosesAlice in Wonderland
Sculpture
Hebe, Orazio Andrioni, 1880Cupid, Anonimo Frances, 1750Aurora, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1860Thebes Seated on an Armchair, Giacomo Manzu, 1987
Classic portraiture
Madonna and Child with Two Angels, Niccolo di Ser Sozzo Tegliacci, 1350Saint Peter Penitent, Jose de Ribera, 1630Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy, Francisco de Zurbaran, 1638Maria Ignacio Morena Barrios, Jose de Alcibar, 1792Flora, Giuseppe Acimboldo, 1590-1600
Impressionists
Statue of Henry IV and Flowering Trees, Camille Pissarro, 1901Oostzijdse Mill, Piet Mondrian, 1903-1907Cottage with a Peasant Coming Back Home,Vincent VanGogh, 1885After the Storm, Maurice de Vlaminck, 1925Mexican Maternity, Marc Chagall, 1942Girls at the Factory, Georges Rouault, 1949Autumnal Meditation, Georgio de Chirico, 1913
Mexican artists
Zapata, David Alfaro SiqueirosThe Spinner, Raul AnguianoThe Fainting Woman, David Alfaro Siqueiros
The Soumaya is an impressive looking building, but what is inside looks even more impressive. Great that entry is free. Adding this to my list of things to visit in Mexico City.
off the leash 
New ambition: Get rich enough to found a museum. Will take me only 327 years if the stock market cooperates.
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Wait, it has more Rodin sculptures than the Rodin museum in Philadelphia?! That’s wild, Ken!
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The Soumaya is an impressive looking building, but what is inside looks even more impressive. Great that entry is free. Adding this to my list of things to visit in Mexico City.
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