In 2011, Pro Bosque Trust, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum,
Chapultepec Park´s Management Direction, and the Federal District Water
System, launched the Water Garden Museum project. A museological
intervention project whose objective was to have an impact on the urban
context, intervening 16.5ha of the Second Section of the Chapultepec Park,
where the water of the Lerma-Cutzamala System is received.
In addition, the project created a living museum that, through its route, allows
visitors to know the operation of the drinking water supply network to the city
in order to promote awareness and citizen interest in water management in
our basin.
The Jardín del Agua Museum began with the restoration and architectural
intervention in the Cárcamo de Dolores, the Tláloc Fountain, and the works of
Diego Rivera in 2010. The objective of this second stage consisted of
intervening in the landscape on a storage tank of water from the Lerma
Cutzamala system and its surroundings, for its conservation, knowledge of the
environment, and enjoyment of the visiting public.
The following work was done:
-Intervention of the landscape of the four storage tanks of the Lerma Cutzamala System.
-Restoration of the ventilation towers located in the center of the tanks.
-Hydraulic rehabilitation of the Serpientes Fountains that surround them.
-Rehabilitation of trails and green areas through landscape architecture.
-Installation of ornamental lighting to turn this section of Chapultepec Park into a promenade for athletes and night lovers.
-Restoration of the Lower Chamber and its integration into the museum trail.