Museums in Mexico

Museums in Oaxaca and Chiapas

• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca
• Museo Regional de Oaxaca
• Rufino Tamayo Museo de Arte Prehispanico de Mexico
• Casa Na-Bolom. You can also stay here, if you're interested in anthropology it's good bet. Used to be a seminary, now full of artifacts and 12 guest rooms.
• Museo del Ambar in Chiapas, one of the world's leading producers of amber.
• Museo Templo y Convento santo Domingo. circa 1560, with small museum about San Cristobal and Chiapas.

Museums in Pacific Coast area and Puerto Vallarta

• Acuario Mazatlan
• Museo Arqueologico de Mazatlan
• Museum of Archaeology and History in Manzanillo
• Fuerte de san Diego in Acapulco
• Museo Historico de Acapulco

Museums in Mexico City

• Museo Frida Kahlo. Her art has become very popular since a movie was made about her life.
• Museo nacional de Antropologia. Beautiful courtyard and good restaurant. refurbished recently. World-class museum.
• Palacio Nacional. Old building has murals done by Deigo Rivera, married to Frida Kahlo. President of Mexico has his offices here.
• Museo del Templo Mayor. Pyramid of Huitzilopochtli is here.

Museums in Yucatan Peninsula Area

• Museo de la Isla de Cozumel. Learn about endangered species and coral. Town history and nautical artifacts.
• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Ateneo de Yucatan in Merida. Contemporary art by Yucatan artists.
• Museo de la Ciudad in Merida. Learn about the history of Merida.
• Museo Regional de Antropologia in Merida. Interesting architecture and pre-Columbian culture, especially Mayan.

Museums in the Gulf Coast Area

• El Acuario (Aquarium) in Veracruz City, the largest in Central and South America.
• Museo historico Naval in Veracruz City. Was once a naval academy. It's free, and guards will show you around.
• Museo de la Ciudad in Veracruz City. Learn about history of this city.
• Bibioteca Palafoxiana in Colonial Puebla. 17th century library within the Casa de Cultura.
• Museo de Arte Popular in Puebla. Used to be a convent. Mole sauce was invented here.
• Exconvento de Santa Monica. Fascinating history of nuns hiding behind walls during oppressed years. Beautiful chapel.
• Museo Poblano de Arte Virreinal in Puebla. Restored old hospital, lots of travelling exhibitions.
• Museo Amparo in Puebla. Houses pre-Columbian art.
• Museo Nacional del Ferrocarril. Railroad buffs will love this.

Museums in the Baja Area

• Anthropology Museum in La Paz. Cave paintings from Baja's prehistoric era.
• Biblioteca de las Californias. Collection of historical documents housed in Library.
• Titanic Museum in Rosarita Beach. Seaside production site of the 1997 film.

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