Soumaya Museum

The Soumaya Museum, established in 1994, is a private museum of Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecommunications tycoon. The museum houses a collection of over 66,000 pieces, including pre-Columbian Central American sculptures, 19th-20th century Mexican art, as well as European classical paintings and Western modern art. The world's richest man has long enjoyed a reputation for living a modest and low-profile lifestyle—he has lived in the same house for 38 years, buys inexpensive ties from his own Sanborns chain stores, and his only daily luxury is cigars.