Friday, 17 December 2010

Diego Rivera mural restored and open to the public at Chapultepec.





The restoration of Diego Rivera's mural "El Agua, Origen de la Vida", which is considered to be one of his most important works, has been completed and is now open the the public at Chapultepec park . The restoration came after an investment of over 20 million pesos, of which a large part was donated by the charity Probosque de Chapultepec.

The mural joins the building "Cárcamo de Dolores" in section two of Chapultepec Park located along Reforma.


Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has said that the restorations are important from a historical perspective, and that works of public art make the city a better place to live.