Centro Cultural y de Visitantes El Rule
A historic building that was close to facing demolition due to damages caused by the 1985 earthquakes, it’s now rising as a new cultural venue in the city’s first quarters. The grounds where Centro Cultural y de Visitantes El Rule lies was once part of emperor Montezuma’s Casa de las Fieras and later, part of the greatest Franciscan monastery in Christianity. The twentieth century saw the building of the first two stories; however, English businessman Francisco Rule added three more stories and gave it his surname. It was also the children’s cinema Cinelandia.
It took 17 years for the project that would revitalize and strengthen this place to finally solidify. Among the artists that supported this cause were Francisco Toledo, Aldo Flores, Rubén Rosas and the Literature Nobel Prize Gabriel García Márquez, as were the architects Alfonso Govela and José Allard, responsible for designing the interiors. Furthermore, it was funded by Fundación del Centro Histórico and the World Monuments Fund, as well as public and private donations.
Now remodeled and ready to operate, El Rule aims to promote culture from different disciplines, like art, technology and business. On the first floor you’ll find the gallery exhibiting Mexican contemporary art in recognition to those who defended the site. The area includes pieces by Jazzamoart, Flores, Rosas; among other participants from the Colectivo Salón Dès Aztecas. (Tue-Sun 11am-6pm).
On the second floor you’ll find the Fábrica Digital, dedicate