Mérida - Museums
City Museum
Located in the old temple of San Juan de Dios (1562), this museum preserves the history and customs of the city of Mérida from its origin to the Spanish conquest and the colonial days. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
MACAY Museum
Permanent painting exhibitions from
Yucatecan artists.
Open: Wed - Mon from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Upstairs Ateneo Peninsular building,
east side of the main Plaza.
Entrance fee: 20.00 pesos (except Sunday)
Includes a large exhibition of handcrafts
from Yucatán and different parts of Mexico
made out of a wide variety of materials.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Location: Calle 59 between 48 and 50,
Ex-cuartel de Dragones.
Pinacoteca "Juan Gamboa Guzman"
Permanent exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Open Tuesday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entrance fee: 10.00 pesos except Sunday.
Yucatecan Music Museum
Exhibition of objects and master pieces
that brought fame to yucatecan music.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Calle 63 between 64 and 66,
inside "Casa de la Cultura."
Antropology and History Museum
Original Mayan pieces, Mayan culture
information.
Open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Location: Paseo de Montejo, ex-palacio Canton.
Entrance fee: 14.00 pesos, free on Sunday.
Museo Peon Contreras
Continually changing art exhibitions from around Mexico. Exhibits are usually of contemporary artists and can include sculpture, photography, painting, fabric, and just about anything else.
Open most days until 9 p.m.
Location: Calle 60 between 59 and 57 in the Peon Contreras Theater.
Entrance: free
On Paseo de Montejo, going south from the
Anthropology Museum, the city of Mérida has
installed a semi-permanente collection of
changing outdoor sculptures. The collection begins
with a large sculpture in the circle at Calle 47 and
Paseo Montejo, and ends at the corner of Avenida
Colón, just beyond the U.S. Embassy.
The last sculpture is a permanent installation, a
carved tree trunk, killed by Hurricane Isidore and
reinvented as a beautiful work of art.
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