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The Museo de
Arte Popular (Museum of Popular Art) is an institution dedicated to the
promotion and preservation of Mexican handcrafts and folk art. Located
in the Historic Center of Mexico City,
in an old firehouse, the museum has a collection which includes textiles,
pottery, glass, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture and much more. However, the museum
best known as the sponsor of the yearly, Noche de Alebrijes (Night of The
Alebrijes) parade in which the fantastical creatures are constructed on a
monumental scale and then paraded from the main plaza or Zocalo to
the Angel of Independence monument, competing
for prizes.
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"When you look at yourself from
a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that
there are bigger and better things to worry about."
– Albert Einstein
