Blog One / / Emelie Ramirez // Soumaya Museum

Photo Credit: Fernando Romero Enterprise

The Museo Soumaya is located in Mexico City, Mexico and is named after Soumaya Doumit. The project was designed and overseen by Fernando Romero and was funded by Carlos Slim. Museo Soumaya is a privately owned museum which I had the opportunity of visiting two years ago. I was in awe of traveling from a pueblo to the city and how the funds towards buildings drastically change.

Photo Credit: Adam Weisman

It was evident that this museum is one of luxury and is surrounded by tourists. I found it incredible that the outside was skewed and the inside also followed the pattern because it had a circular ramp. The outside was remarkable and walking through it was even more insane because of how the simplistic design complimented the building in its entirety. I also liked the message about how Carlos Slim had constructed the Museo Soumaya in honor of his wife.

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