Ida Rodríguez Prampolini (24 September 1925 – 26 July 2017) was a Mexican academic, art historian and cultural preservationist, who was heavily involved in the creation of organizations and institutions to preserve the artistic traditions of Mexico.

To that end, she founded two art schools, eleven museums, twelve municipal archives, and over fifty houses of culture.

[2] After completing her secondary education, she moved to Mexico City and enrolled in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)), graduating with an undergraduate degree in philosophy and letters.

[3] Having graduated magna cum laude, Rodríguez was awarded a government scholarship to pursue post-graduate studies between 1948 and 1949 at the summer school of the University of Santander at the Palacio de la Magdalena and the School of Altamira [es] in Santillana del Mar, Spain, where she undertook courses in art history and abstract art.

[2] Serving as its director until 1993, she oversaw he creation of two art schools, eleven museums, twelve municipal archives, and over fifty houses of culture.

[3] She was honored with the National University Prize [es] (Spanish: Premio Universidad Nacional), which recognizes excellence in teaching and academic research, in 1991.