Can You Match These Iconic Artworks & Monuments to Their Story in Mexico?
Think you know your way around Mexico's art and culture? Test your skills by matching famous landmarks, crafts, and paintings with the local legends, meanings, and history behind them. From Aztec stonework to Frida's flowers—how local are *you*?
Frequently Asked Questions
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her emotional self-portraits, feminist themes, and unfiltered representation of pain, identity, and culture. The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán. It was rediscovered in the 20th century and is now an important archaeological site in Mexico City. Photo: Rosemania - https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/348334161
Alebrijes are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures, originally imagined in a dream by artist Pedro Linares. Photo: Carl Campbell - https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlbcampbell/8385611039
Talavera is a traditional Mexican ceramic style from Puebla, typically featuring hand-painted blue and white designs influenced by Spanish and Indigenous patterns. Photo: Lourdes Cardenal - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plato_ceramica_Talavera_lou.jpg#/media/File:Plato_ceramica_Talavera_lou.jpg
Diego Rivera was a famous Mexican muralist whose large-scale public artworks told the story of Mexico’s history, struggles, and people. Diego Rivera Mural of Mexican History. Image by guerillagrrl - https://www.flickr.com/photos/guerillagrrl/8185829539
