Museo Experimental El Eco

The Museo Experimental El Eco, built in 1953, was designed by German artist Mathias Goeritz, who had moved to Mexico in 1949. Sponsored by entrepreneur Daniel Mont, Goeritz created a multi-disciplinary space inspired by the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, blending visual art, dance, music, poetry, theatre, and architecture. Influenced by the Cabaret Voltaire, German Expressionist film, and the architecture of Luis Barragán, Goeritz’s manifesto on “Emotional Architecture” critiqued European Functionalist design. The museum opened on 7th September 1953, featuring murals by Carlos Mérida and Henry Moore, and Goeritz’s sculpture “The Serpent”. Despite its early closure less than a year later, the building hosted a variety of cultural activities. In 2004, it was acquired by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, restored, and reopened as an experimental art space in 2005.