Museo Nacional de Antropología: Self-Guided Audio Guide to the Sun Stone, Pakal's Jade Mask & the Olmec Heads
2 hours
About this experience
The Sun Stone and Coatlicue in the Mexica hall, Pakal's jade mask, an Olmec colossal head and eleven halls of ancient Mexico around a patio under a giant umbrella. Walk into any hall and hear the story behind what is in front of you. Short on time? Pick a ready-made route: The Museo Nacional de Antropología in an Hour (60 min), Around the Patio in Two Hours (120 min), Rain, Maize and the Farming Year (55 min), Small Things, Close Up (45 min), Mexico Today, Upstairs (45 min). Or ignore them and wander. An audio guide on your phone: 21 room stories and 45 narrated pieces across 2 floors, about 57 minutes of English audio, with a map of the building by floor. Open the room you are standing in and press play. No group, no headset to rent, no set start time. Museum admission is not included. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Museo Nacional de Antropología.
- Experience type
- Day tour or activity
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Audio guide
- English
- Guide
- English
- Categories
- Museums and exhibitions · Arts and culture · Cultural and theme tours
What's included
Self-guided audio guide in English: 21 rooms, 45 pieces, about 57 minutes 5 ready-made routes from 45 to 120 minutes Map of the museum by floor in your phone browser, no app needed Lifetime access: use it on any visit and replay it
What's not included
Admission to the Museo Nacional de Antropología, booked directly with the museum A live guide: you set the pace and the pauses Any connection to the museum: this is an independent guide Tip or gratuity Food and drinks Entry or admission fee
Please note
To start the guide, enter the ticket code from your confirmation on the Roamer redemption page linked there. Do this before you go in, while you have signal: signal inside a museum can be weak. The guide then opens in your phone browser, with no app to download. Museum admission is not included. Opening hours, tickets and which entrance is open are set by the Museo Nacional de Antropología: check its website before you go. Usual hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 to 18:00; closed Mondays. Check the museum's own website before you go. The time you book is only a booking slot. The guide is yours for good: use it on any visit, at any time the museum is open. Bring a charged phone and earphones, so the stories do not disturb other visitors. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Museo Nacional de Antropología. Museum admission is not included and is paid separately at the museum. This guide is audio and text: it has no photographs of the pieces, so you look at the real ones. Phone signal inside is not guaranteed: save the guide to your phone before you arrive, and bring headphones. Public transportation nearby
Itinerary
- 1Day 0
Ground Floor: Archaeology
Av. Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Gandhi s/n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco, 11560 Mexico City
16 rooms with stories, including 6 Mexica, 4 Teotihuacan and 9 Maya.
- 2Day 0
Level 1: Ethnography
Av. Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Gandhi s/n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco, 11560 Mexico City
5 rooms with stories, including 12 Peoples, Languages and Territories; 13 Food, Production and Consumption; and 14 Identities, Histories and Resistance.
Meeting point
Museo Nacional de Antropología, main entrance on Paseo de la Reforma Av. Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Gandhi s/n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco, 11560, Mexico City, MX
Pick up
Pickup is not provided.
Cancellation policy · Museo Nacional de Antropología: Self-Guided Audio Guide to the Sun Stone, Pakal's Jade Mask & the Olmec Heads
Standard Viator policy
- Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation 24–24000 hours before departure: 0% cancellation fee.
Good to know
Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.