What to do and see in Merida, Yucatan: The Best Specialty Museums

Filux Lab is an initiative originated from the International Light Festival Mexico (Festival Internacional de las Luces México). It was our firm conviction to create breeding ground for local talent, with an identity all of its own, which made us design the first laboratory entirely dedicated to experimentation, discussion, production and exhibition of art pieces related to the language of light and cinema. Our program connects us with the global scene of art through residencies, workshops, master classes, co-productions, forums and festivals that promote cultural exchange amongst artists, experts and a diverse audience. We are an independent space based in the city of Mérida, Yucatán; our mission is to promote a sense of artistic community where different universes come together around the light.

Facing the main square in Merida, this extraordinary building dates back to 1549 and is built with intricate artistry in the Spanish Plateresque style.

Visit Casa Museo Montes Molina while you are in Merida and admire beautiful art and history. The museum is a breathtaking mansion built around 1902 and purchased by the Montes Molina family 13 years later. It is furnished with the original furniture of that period, and the four generations of the family that have continued to occupy the house to the present, have kept it in optimum condition. The museum is open from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. You can enjoy a 40-minute guided visit with a bilingual guide and get to enjoy a great time here.

Merida's City Museum is located in the renovated Correo (Post Office) building, just next to the city mercado. On the first floor are exhibits about the many-faceted history of the city of Merida, from its birth as the Mayan city of T'ho, to the Spanish conquest by Francisco Montejo, the henequen boom of the early 20th century and current renaissance as the center of culture and commerce of the Yucatan Peninsula.