Designed in 1963 by Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, Jorge Campuzano and Rafael Mijares, the National Museum of Anthropology houses an extensive collection on Mexican heritage and culture. The museum has and indoor-outdoor circulation pattern focused on a central courtyard. The main focus of the courtyard is the giant, el paraguas. The umbrella structure covers half of the courtyard and collects rainwater, that showers down and through pavers in the courtyard floor. It also acts as a fountain during drier seasons. Despite some menacing clouds, we did not get to see it in action, unfortunately.
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| Museo Nacional de Antropologia - central courtyard |
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| El Paraguas - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
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| Pavers at the base of el Paraguas - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Sculptural scuppers also bring rainwater into the courtyard. There was some leftover drips from the previous day's rainfall.
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| Courtyard pool at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
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