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Instantly recognisable for its shimmering, curving facade clad in thousands of hexagonal aluminium tiles, the Museo Soumaya in the Polanco district of Mexico City is one of the most striking pieces of modern architecture in the country and houses the vast private art collection of the businessman Carlos Slim, one of the wealthiest people in the world. Named in memory of Slim's late wife, Soumaya, the museum is free to enter and displays a sprawling collection of more than sixty thousand works ga...