Museum of Memory and Tolerance by Arditti + RDT Arquitectos

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Museum of Memory and Tolerance


In the history of humankind we find sad episodes that promoted negative force acts more incomprehensible to the human mind. The extermination of man to man. In this museum whose intention is to show these irrationalities accompanied by educational information that makes us aware of the importance of advocating peaceful coexistence and respect among all people, it is important that the physical design of the building relates to strengthen formal the content.

The museum “Memory and Tolerance” is composed of the memory of genocide caused by racial discrimination (Memory) and the unforgivable legacy that leaves us, committing to bring to consciousness the importance of respect and wealth of diversity (tolerance). This museum aims to give Mexico an area of study in a multicultural democratic framework for the development of future generations.



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Arranged on a base set of continuous contextual Juárez plaza, stands the main volume containing “Memory and Tolerance” as two open hands which in turn support (and contain floating) the main reason for the interior space “The Memorial Children. “

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