In this video, you will learn the four key elements that make Mexican Muralism so distinct from the European avant-garde. To help you navigate this video, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along.

How do you think the movement was affected by the fact the state funded it?
Why was Aurora Reyes's career as an educator so important for the movement?
Why was it so important to build a national identity at that time? How did these artists contribute to that?
Why do you think the movement had a socialist agenda?
Why was her political work so important for the movement?
Why did the movement aspire to be universal? How did it intend to change society?