10 Specialty Museums in Mexico That You Shouldn't Miss

April 24, 2022 Kelli Reichel

With 26 UNESCO-declared world heritage sites, charming colonial towns and dozens of thrilling cities, there's plenty to explore in this country of 109 million. Outside the cities, stunning Pacific beaches, stark deserts, mangrove swamps and swimming holes provide all you need for a relaxing, romantic or adventurous vacation. Captivating, cosmopolitan and chaotic Mexico City and the 32 states offer an incredible abundance of experiences, from laid-back and leisurely to upbeat to adrenalin-charging.
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1. Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa

Av. Xalapa S/N Unidad Magisterial, Xalapa 91017 Mexico +52 228 815 0920 http://www.uv.mx/MAX
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5.0 based on 564 reviews

Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa

This top-notch anthropology museum displays the diversity of Mexican cultures.

Reviewed By Gudnar - Mexico City, Mexico

If you love museums and ancient Mexican culture, this is a must visit place to you. This is a beautiful place full of hundred of diverse pieces, very well kept and protected. The most famous pieces are the giant heads found in Veracruz state. Museum is very well designed, with good illumination and enough space to walk and enjoy the collection. It is also a very quiet place with very few visitors. Despite of you can download a museum guide app for free for your mobile phone, I strongly suggest you to pay for guide service. Those guys know in deep each piece and connections among them. You can enjoy this service for a very affordable price. My 11 years son enjoyed Nestor explanations and he had the chance to ask him many questions. Guide services are available in Spanish, English and French. If your are carrying your professional camera, you have to pay an admission fee to use it. Thanks Nestor for your marvelous explanations and for allow us traveling in the past with those cultures!

2. La Rodadora

Av. Teofilo Borunda #6632 Col. Jarudo del Norte, Ciudad Juarez 32652 Mexico +52 656 257 0909 [email protected] http://www.larodadora.org/
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5.0 based on 224 reviews

La Rodadora

Reviewed By alleno770

This are is very nice and the price is reasonable, good to gpnwith family 2 restaurants Dominoes pizza and tacotote. Somewhat expensive it is worth it. It is inside the central park also. (PARQUE CENTRAL).

3. Jardin Botanico Culiacan

Calzada de Las Americas 2131 Col. Burocrata, Culiacan 80030 Mexico +52 667 715 0036 [email protected]
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5.0 based on 253 reviews

Jardin Botanico Culiacan

Reviewed By renecX1549RY

Well I think the botanical garden is a great place to go walk, with family, alone, its just amazing. It is not just a garden where you go see plants and thats it, you can actually interact with different activities or services that this garden provides you. You can take pictures and learn about the different plants that you can find there. This garden also provides a lot of different cultural activities such as concerts along the year, movie nights and other different events. Recently this place has been remodelated for a better experience for the people go. Schools also can have access to this center by going on a learning trip, this includes a person wich gives you the tour of all the center it very cool. In this garden you can also do excercise by running around the garden and there are also groups of crossfit training, in wich you can sign up.

4. Steps in San Cristobal

Calle Ejercito Nacional # 19A, San Cristobal de las Casas 29220 Mexico +52 55 4910 5043 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/stepsinsancristobal/
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5.0 based on 93 reviews

Steps in San Cristobal

Steps is a story museum and a NGO, recording the stories and culture of indigenous and help local children with basic education. Here we also offer different events for people to know more about real indigenous culture: 1. Cooking Workshop, workshop of traditional indigenous cuisine everyday at 11:00 AM, to learn how to make tortillas, quesadillas and pozol in community-style, from scratch (day menu, 150 MXN) 2. Story Time, to know more about indigenous culture, legend, lifestyle and ceremony, everyday at 15:00 pm in english and 17:00 pm in spanish. (on donation) 3. Cooking Workshop, workshop of traditional indigenous cuisine everyday at 19:00 PM, to learn how to make tamales, ponche (an indigenous cocktail) and sauce in community-style, from scratch. (night menu, 250 MXN) All the donation we receive directly go to the community to help indigenous children.

Reviewed By SophieP930 - London, United Kingdom

Had the honour of attending both story time and the cooking class here. Story time with Ivan (run by donation only, we donated 100 pesos per person as it lasted nearly three amazing hours) was an incredible experience- a chance to chat one on one (well there was four of us in the group) with a Mexican which spoke honestly and candidly about the traditions, rituals, trials and tribulations of the Mexican people and indiginous communities. The cooking class with Laura carried on in a similar vein, with education more focused on the food traditions, cooking techniques and stories from history. We made sweet and savory tamales, a Mexican salsa/ sauce to accompany and a hot fruit punch. We were also given a glass of POX to toast our meal with. This was around three and a half hours and is billed at 200 pesos per person but we tipped an additional 50 as its such an amazing personal experience. All the money raised from both story time and the cooking classes goes to the projects Steps helps run within the indiginous communities, so it felt good to put your money there. If going, I'd recommend you chdck out the church of Chemal first- alot of the stories are based on this experience. Absolutely amazing- the reason you go travelling is for experiences like Steps provided.

5. Instituto Cultural Cabanas

Calle Paseo Hospicio 8 Colonia Centro, Guadalajara 44100 Mexico +52 33 3668 1642 [email protected] http://hospiciocabanas.jalisco.gob.mx
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4.5 based on 2,511 reviews

Instituto Cultural Cabanas

Once an orphanage, this building now serves as a gallery of the famous murals of Jose Clemente Orozco.

Reviewed By Beachmom206 - Ajijic, Mexico

Every time we visit Guadalajara, which is often because we live at Lake Chapala, we are never disappointed - the Orozco murals alone are worth the visit! There are always a number of different art exhibits going on, as the Cabanas is a large space with many side rooms and little patios, so exploring is always interesting.

6. Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT)

Paseo de los Heroes #9350 Zona Urbana Rio, Tijuana Mexico +52 664 687 9650 http://www.cecut.gob.mx/
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4.5 based on 770 reviews

Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT)

This museum chronicles the early history of the Baja peninsula.

Reviewed By Geryfer7

This place is unique because the movie you see has a round shape and you feel that you are inside the movie. It is amazing!! Come to this place. Its a beautifull experience.

7. Templo de Santo Domingo

San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico http://www.turismochiapas.gob.mx/sectur/templo-y-exconvento-de-santo-domingo-de-guzmn
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4.5 based on 1,022 reviews

Templo de Santo Domingo

This 16th-century baroque church dominates one of the town's main plazas.

Reviewed By origamimoon

This is one of my favorite places to spend time. There are always interesting vendors to buy handmade arts and crafts from. The inside of the Templo is a quiet place to sit and rest in with time to think.

8. Museo Rafael Coronel

Cjon. de San Francisco s/n Centro, Zacatecas 98000 Mexico +52 492 922 8116 [email protected] http://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=156
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4.5 based on 569 reviews

Museo Rafael Coronel

Located in an old monastery, this museum has a unique collection of indigenous artwork.

Reviewed By F8538IJmeganw - Burnsville, United States

For $30 pesos, you can tour the old covenant. The architecture is beautiful and ideal for pictures, especially weddings. It has a huge mask museum and other exhibits too.

9. Asociacion Cultural Na Bolom

Palacio de Gobierno Del Estado de Michoacan Av. Morelos Sur Barrio del Cerrillo, San Cristobal de las Casas 29220 Mexico +52 967 678 1421 [email protected] http://www.nabolom.org
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4.5 based on 570 reviews

Asociacion Cultural Na Bolom

The former home of Frans and Trudy Blom, a Danish couple that worked to save the region's forests and native inhabitants, is now the headquarters of a foundation dedicated to continuing their work and also includes a museum.

Reviewed By 56MandM - Edmonton, Canada

Na Bolom is a few blocks off the main tourist areas of San Cris and a world away in terms of history, culture, art. This is a museum and gallery where you feel connected to the exhibits and the people that collected them. You can feel the love, passion and inspiration all around you, in the walls, beautiful courtyards and gardens. The personal items give you a sense of the very real people that called this home. Their important work continues in the association they left behind, the Na Bolom Cultural Centre. Definitely worth a visit. The restaurant is excellent too, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. One of the highlights of our trip to Mexico.

10. Museo Posada

Aguascalientes Mexico +52 449 915 4556
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4.5 based on 166 reviews

Museo Posada

This museum displays the work of José Guadalupe Posada, a famous local artist.

Reviewed By carmengonzalezh - Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador

José Guadalupe Posada is one of the most famous and beloved mexican artist. He was a master of engraving. Although he was not an intelectual figure, his importance in popular culture is undeniable. He was the author of Catrina, the female skeleton that symbolize death and one of mexican most treasured icons. He was born in Aguascalientes, where is sited this museum.

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