Fine Arts Palace
Luigi's photograph of the Fine Arts Palace
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Greater location	Mexico City,Mexico

“The Fine Arts Palace, on the main street, Juarez Avenue, used to be a royal palace. The palace was first turned into an opera house and finally an art museum. Admired for its elaborate architecture, the museum's vast collection represents Mexico's greatest artists including: Tomayo,^[sic] Diego Rivera and his wife, Freida^[sic] Kahlo. Its official Spanish name is Palacio de Bellas Artes.”

—Pamphlet,Mario is Missing! (PC)

Fine Arts Palace in DOS andCD-ROM Deluxe versions.

TheFine Arts Palace (in Spanish:Palacio de Bellas Artes) is an art museum inMexico City, including drawings by Mexican artists such asRufino Tamayo andDiego Rivera.Luigi once visited the Palace during the events of thePC,SNES, andNES versions ofMario is Missing!, after theFine Arts catalog, a directory of artworks found in the Palace, had been stolen byKoopa Troopas, forcing the Palace to close. Upon returning the catalog to the museum, Luigi was rewarded 900dollars.

Questions

Luigi had to prove the catalog's authenticity by answering the following trivia questions:

• The museum used to be a:
  • Royal Palace
  • great restaurant
  • library
• Diego Rivera's wife, ____ was also a famous artist:
  • Belle Art
  • Freida Kahlo
  • Doris Rivera
• The Palace is across the park from:
  • a 600-foot tower
  • Palacio de Bellas Artes
  • the Pyramid of the Moon

Names in other languages

Notes

• The Fine Arts Palace's pamphlet misspells the names of Mexican artistsRufino Tamayo andFrida Kahlo.

References

• Museums
• Castles
• Mario is Missing! landmarks