Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, reputed to be the world's richest man, has unveiled a new home in Mexico City for his art collection. The Soumaya Museum is named in memory of his late wife.

The anvil-shaped building will have rotating displays in six halls, drawing on Mr Slim's collection of more than 60,000 works of mainly Mexican and European artists.

Auguste Rodin's The Thinker greets visitors at the museum's entrance. Carlos Slim's collection of the French sculptor's pieces is one of the largest outside France.

Sculpture figures prominently in the new museum, but the collection also contains grand masters such as El Greco, Da Vinci, Monet and Cezanne as well as Mexican greats Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo.

Carlos Slim has said the aim of the museum, which is free to visitors, aims to boost "human development" in Mexico.

There was last-minute cleaning ahead of Tuesday's official opening, attended by hundreds of guests, including celebrities and politicians.

Mr Slim (left) made his fortune in telecommunications and today his business empire, estimated at more than $53bn (£32.6bn) , includes retail, manufacturing and mining.