This museum is considered a center for Mexican art and culture. It is the birthplace of the Mexican murals movement. The museum contains permanent and temporary art and archaeological exhibitions, in addition to many murals painted by Jose Clemente Orozco, Fernando Leal, Diego Rivera, and other great artists. The museum's exhibits combine Mexican and foreign cultures, and in this museum there is a gift shop, which displays museum prints, handcrafted jewelry, as well as ceramics, textiles, as well as publications related to the museum's temporary and permanent collections.