Museums and Collections in Mexico

Discover 58 unusual museums and collections in Mexico.

Chocolate 'OJERT' Mural Advert

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

Valladolid, Mexico

Museo de Ropa Étnica de México (Mexican Ethnic Clothing Museum)

This small museum explores Mexican history and culture through clothing.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Don Quixote Iconographic Museum

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

Tonalá, Mexico

Jorge Wilmot National Museum of Ceramics

A tribute to the region's rich history of pottery art.

Xilitla, Mexico

Leonora Carrington Museum

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Rosalío Solano Museum of National Cinema

Dedicated to one of the most iconic cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo del Calzado (Footwear Museum)

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Museo De Arte Virreinal (Museum of Viceroyalty Art)

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

Metepec, Mexico

Museo del Barro (Museum of Clay)

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo de Anatomopatología (Museum of Pathological Anatomy)

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Museo del Calendario (Calendar Museum)

The world's first museum of its kind is packed with nostalgic relics of the past.

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Don Sshinda Collection

An artisanal toy-maker’s works are highlighted in this museum dedicated to the craft of toys.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Museo Regional de la Cerámica (Regional Museum of Ceramics)

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Zacatecana House Museum

This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Museo Bichos Querétaro (Querétaro Bugs Museum)

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

Chihuahua, Mexico

Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.