Museums & culture in Mexico
Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
town
Amealco
museum
Amparo Museum
performance
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
library
Biblioteca Palafoxiana
craft village
Capula Catrinas
monument
Carcamo de Dolores
museum
Casa de los Venados
tradition
Charrería
craft tradition
Chiapas Amber
tradition
Chinelos
tradition
Danza de los Viejitos
tradition
Danzon Evenings
tradition
Day of the Dead
festival
Desfile de Alebrijes
art centre
Fabrica La Aurora
festival
Feria de San Marcos
festival
Festival Cervantino
museum
Frida Kahlo Museum
museum
Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
craft tradition
Guayabera Shirts
festival
Guelaguetza
craft tradition
Hammocks of Tixkokob
festival
Hanal Pixan
heritage route
Henequen Haciendas
museum
Hospicio Cabanas
town
Huamantla
craft tradition
Huichol Art
festival
Leon Balloon Festival
tradition
Lucha Libre
museum
MARCO Museum Monterrey
tradition
Mariachi
craft village
Mata Ortiz Pottery
craft tradition
Metepec Trees of Life
museum
Museo Anahuacalli
museum
Museo de Arte Popular
museum
Museo de la Cultura Maya, Chetumal
museum
Museo Franz Mayer
museum
Museo Internacional del Barroco
museum
Museo Jumex
museum
Museo Maya de Cancun
museum
Museo Mural Diego Rivera
museum
Museo Nacional de Arte
museum
Museo Nacional de la Muerte
museum
Museo Posada
museum
Museo Rafael Coronel
museum
Museo Soumaya
museum
Museo Tamayo
festival
Night of the Radishes
tradition
Oaxacan Weaving and Alebrijes
craft village
Olinala
craft tradition
Papel Picado of Huixcolotla
craft village
Paracho Guitars
museum
Parque Museo La Venta
tradition
Pinata Tradition
square
Plaza Garibaldi
monument
Polyforum Siqueiros
craft tradition
Raramuri Crafts
district
San Angel and Bazar Sabado
craft village
San Bartolo Coyotepec
village
San Juan Chamula
craft village
Santa Clara del Cobre
craft village
Santa Maria del Rio
craft tradition
Sarapes de Saltillo
rock art
Sierra de San Francisco Cave Paintings
music tradition
Son Jarocho
tradition
Talavera Poblana
tradition
Temazcal
museum
The Luis Barragán House
museum
The National Museum of Anthropology
gallery
The UNAM Central Campus
town
Ticul
town
Tlalpujahua
district
Tlaquepaque
craft market
Tonala
festival
Velas del Istmo
festival
Veracruz Carnival
tradition
Voladores de Papantla
festival
Xantolo
tradition
Xochimilco
festival
Zapopan Romeria
village