Museums & galleries in Mexico
Detourmap maps 90 museums & galleries worth the detour in Mexico — art, history and science museums. The best known is National Museum of Anthropology. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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National Museum of Anthropology
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
National museum of Mexico
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Frida Kahlo Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
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Luis Barragán House and Studio
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Mexico City cultural institution
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Museo Nacional de Arte
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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Mummies of Guanajuato
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Mummified bodies in Guanajuato, Mexico
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Complejo Cultural Los Pinos
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Mexico City cultural complex
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Academy of San Carlos
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
First major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas
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Palace of Iturbide
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Former Imperial Palace of Mexico (1822-1823)
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Cancun Underwater Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Underwater museum in Cancún, Mexico
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Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
History museum in Guanajauto, Guanajauto
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Museo Nacional de San Carlos
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
National Museum of Mexico
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, Mexico
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Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Mexico City, Mexico
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Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Public contemporary art museum
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Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Mexico City
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Aguascalientes Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum from Aguascalientes
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Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
National museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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International Museum of the Baroque
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Puebla City, México
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Cosmovitral
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Stained glass mural and botanical garden located in Toluca, Mexico
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Centro Cultural Tijuana
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cultural center in Tijuana, Mexico
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Museo Nacional de la Estampa
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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Universum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Mexico's primary museum dedicated to promoting science and technology to the public. Actuamente su directora es la Mtra. María Emilia Beyer Ruiz
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Museo Nacional de Historia
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historical museum in Mexico City
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Caricature Museum, Mexico City
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Mexico City, Mexico
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Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Large contemporary art museum on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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Palace of the Inquisition
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic building in Mexico City
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Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art Museum in Mexico City
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Museo de la Laca and the Santo Domingo monastery
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
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José Luis Cuevas Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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Graphic Arts Institute of Oaxaca
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art school in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Museo Experimental el Eco
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Mexico City
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Paleontological Museum in Tocuila
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Fossil museum located in the municipality of Texcoco, central Mexico
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Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Mexico
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Museo Nacional del Virreinato
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Mexican museum devoted to New Spain
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National Museum of Tequila
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Jalisco Tequila Mexico
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Interactive Museum of Economics
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Mexican museum dedicated to economics and finance
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Panteón de Belén
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Historic cemetery in Guadalajara, Mexico
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Planetario Luis Enrique Erro
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
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Museum of José Guadalupe Posada
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Mexico
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Contemporary Art Museum 'Number 8'
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Contemporary Art museum from Aguascalientes
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Museo Rufino Tamayo
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Oaxaca, southern Mexico
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Museo Descubre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Interactive museum of Sciences and Technology
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Museo Regional de la Ceramica, Tlaquepaque
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ceramic museum in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico
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Modelo Museum of Science and Industry
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
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Casa Chihuahua Centro de Patrimonio Cultural
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
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Museo del Estanquillo
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in the Historic Center of Mexico City
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Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cultural museum in Mexico City
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Government Palace Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
State government building in Monterrey, Mexico
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Museum of Light
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Mexico City dedicated to the phenomena of light
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Museo Archivo de la Fotografía
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Mexico City
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Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Architecture and design museum in Mexico
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Ganot-Peschard Museum of Archeology
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeology museum in Durango, Mexico
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Pabellón Nacional de la Biodiversidad
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Biology museum in Mexico City
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Casa Talavera Cultural Center
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
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Museo histórico de la Revolución
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum focused on Mexican revolutionary "Pancho" Villa
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Leonora Carrington House Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Biographical public museum in Colonia Roma, Mexico City
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Tepoztlán Ex Convento Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Religious building in Tepoztlán, Mexico
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Museo Leonora Carrington
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
