The Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT), located in Zona Rio, is a must-visit for anyone in Tijuana. The center offers a variety of attractions, including an IMAX cinema, the permanent Museo de las Californias, an aquarium, and the Cube (Exhibition Space). We visited the Cube on a hot Saturday afternoon, and it was the perfect escape from the heat. Not only was the cool, air-conditioned space a welcome relief, but the modern art exhibits were absolutely exquisite. While I believe the exhibits rotate, during our visit the focus was on contemporary artists from Mexico and South America. The Cube spans three levels and features a wide variety of art forms--paintings, audio-visual art, and impressive installations. The entrance fee is very affordable, making it a great cultural stop for anyone visiting Tijuana. Highly recommended! read more

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This museum is huuuuuge. It's a bit confusing for a tourist who doesn't speak the language. I first entered the building, which I thought was the main building and started wondering around trying to find the ticketing area, but there was none. I found myself in a gallery until a security guard told me that this is a ticketed area and told me to get a ticket from the gift shop. I went to the gift shop and bought my ticket and then they directed to a separate building where the museum actually was. While I walked there, I passed by an aquarium and walked in and it turned out that you need a separate ticket for it! I left the aquarium and continued my quest to find the museum. I passed by a garden with various statues, pretty cool and the museum and right behind that. Went into the museum building and walked in to what I thought was part of the exhibit and it turned out to be the back part of it and I was directed to go to the other end. Yes! I finally found it! They took my ticket and I entered the museum exhibit area. It's a gallery of the history of Mexico from ancient times to almost current day. I love that for most of the articles, there's an English translation below it as well. Definitely recommend checking out this museum. Don't get lost! read more

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The Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) is a modern cultural complex in Tijuana, Mexico, known for its unique dome-shaped IMAX theater, the "La Bola," and the permanent exhibition of the Museum of the Californias. You can spend all day here exploring botanical gardens, an aquarium, art exhibits, and attend films, concerts, and other performances in its various facilities, including a large outdoor esplanade used for festivals Lots to see, do and a safe place to walk around and explore read more

Though I've been to this plaza a dozen times I never actually went in to enjoy the museum. It was a nice place to get respite from the sun and heat after enjoying the outside event. The museum is very well thought out, interesting and well designed. It gives a history focusing on the Baja California region of Mexico. It was very informative and helped to learn a lot about the area, its indigenous people and how it came to be the Baja we know today. I enjoyed it immensely though do wish there was more emphasis on the indigenous communities and their contributions to the culture and not so heavy on the impact of the Spanish especially the priests and monks. They do history a disservice by not mentioning the atrocities that transpired against the native people by the conquerers both religious and otherwise in the name of religion and "gentrification". We need to be honest, so that these crimes against humanity are not soon repeated. read more

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Great museum with so much history! I've been meaning to visit here for many years, and I'm so glad we stopped by on this trip. The entrance fee was very reasonable, and we spent about two hours on site. They have a theater on site, small botanical garden, museum and a coffee shop. Please take a side trip and visit this gem if you're in the area! read more

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Great museum! Especially for the price. Lots to see and a nice walk. We did the museum and aquarium. The aquarium is really short but fun. Would recommend if you're looking for something to do! read more

Nice place to spend the day on the weekends when they have the outdoor bazaars. They have people selling authentic Mexican food, clothes, toys, crystals, performances and concerts. Stuff is relatively cheap too. On the inside is their museum that has lots of Mexican cultural stuff like paintings m, statues and hand crafted items. There is also an imax theater that shows educational films. It's free to look at all the stuff. You can buy tickets to watch an imax film. There's also a garden and aquarium in the back outside. It's nice to take a walk thru it and look at all the plants, birds, and statues. Very peaceful place in the center of the city. There is also a small aquarium in the back as well. Great place to take the whole family. read more

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I've visited CECUT several times, but it's now a place where I take my children. They offer great events and exhibitions at a very reasonable price, as well as recreational shops for the kids to enjoy. This is the location to go if you enjoy visiting Tijuana and want to locate a spot with art and activities. He visitado CECUT varias veces, pero ahora es un lugar donde llevo a mis hijos. Ofrecen grandes eventos y exhibiciones a un precio muy razonable, así como tiendas recreativas para que los niños disfruten. Este es el lugar para ir si te gusta visitar Tijuana y quieres encontrar un lugar con arte y actividades. read more

The Tijuana Cultural Centre is fairly close to the San Diego and Tijuana border - a short taxi ride/uber ride of roughly $5USD should get you here. Tickets are purchased in the building next door. Many of the staff don't speak English, but they seemed to know what we wanted to purchase with limited communication. The Cultural centre has a free exhibit downstairs - washrooms are free as well. There are lots of guides/security in this area, the garden is also well maintained. It was fully empty when we went on a weekday, but their exhibits are beautiful. Photos are allowed, videos are not however. It's a clean museum with tons of information on Tijuana's history with beautiful sculptures. There is an IMAX too, but we weren't sure if our ticket included the IMAX fare. read more

Great spot if you make it to Tijuana. TIPS: *It's a bit too far to walk from Avenida Revolución (which is walking distance from the border) but it's a very cheap cab ride. Took a cab from Caesar's Restaurant and it was $4. *When talking to locals/cab drivers, call it the CECUT, they'll understand better. + Three floors of art galleries. They had a Botero exhibition when I went (Fat Jesus! I'm not joking, look it up). Also, two other artists. They were all very different from one another so it was interesting. + Cheap. The art gallery tickets were something like 8 dollars for 3 people but that's just Tijuana for you. + They also had some free art to see but it was the contemporary, experimental type that I'm not too fond of. - Not as English-friendly as I'd expect. There weren't signs in English. While the people at the ticket booth spoke English, one of the girls at a cafe did not at all. The IMAX movie did not have English subtitles. I'm not complaining - they don't have an obligation to accommodate Americans obviously but I'm just surprised, considering how close they are to the US and how welcome tourists are in Tijuana. read more

Was there for Tijuana Jazz and Blues fest (little of either kind of music but fine) ... Loved this museum, free, clean bathrooms.. Thank you for hosting. Saw the photography exhibit from current 1979 through 1998, sandinistas, Nicauraugua, miners, protests, etc. Great exhibit! read more

Centro Cultural Tijuana - Exterior of the dome, free concert at evening, TJ Jazz and Blues Festival, Jun 2, 2019 Sunday. - Cultural Center Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

If you live in the US and have a passport, a trip to this museum is very worth it. If you live in Baja close to TJ and you haven't been, why not??? This is a very very nice museum and I could not believe that it was free. It's right next to a nice mall with a couple of Cinepolis cinemas, so there is plenty of things to do in the area. There are also some really nice restaurants around. Parking here can be tricky because the museum's paid paid parking lot is small. The nice guard offered to valet my car just for me, but uh, no thanks. I just headed back to the mall across the street that charges only 20 pesos to park there and it was no big deal to cross the street. I really like the designs of this building. Many exhibits are sectioned off into separate galleries which can come off as being a little strange, but I think it's mostly because of the different exhibits having various rules about photography. All galleries are still free. One of my favorite exhibits is the one about California history, but from the Baja California perspective. This might be a little different from what you read in YOUR textbooks. I sure learned a lot, lol. But, there are some interesting artifacts I had never seen before. The explanations are presented in both Spanish and English, in a very logical timeline and the exhibits are multilevel on very gradual slopes. This makes accessible for people with disabilities and/or ambulatory issues. Very clever design. read more

I came here in May 2014 and had a great experience. I visited with a classmate from my Spanish class. Our final had to be about a cultural experience and then we were to speak about it with our professor and classmates. I had researched CeCut online before my visit and was as impressed as I thought I would be. I don't remember the date it opened, but appearance wise - it seemed brand new. My classmate and I saw a lot of art that was displayed and of course practiced Spanish with the employees. If you are visiting from the U.S., don't worry about changing to pesos before your visit because they will accept US currency. Before departing we tried out the cafe and were impressed again. They serve the typical cafe drinks as well as salads, pastas and sandwiches. I will definitely return to CeCut - a gem of Tijuana. read more

Never a disappointing visit. Been coming since I was a kid. Enjoy all of their expositions. Close to the border to getting here via uber is easy. People from all over the world visit this place. I love it it's so near and dear to my heart. Mexico has such rich history culture and artists. read more

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This place was awesome! It's a cultural center there is a huge museum but also a huge dome imax theater. We enjoyed a screening of ocesnous however our two year old ended up a bit scared so we had to leave the screening 10 minutes early. It's definitely something I recommend to come and visit. read more

great center and grouping of tijuana's best museums. most displays are in english and spanish. i really like the baja california history museum which was an interesting history of the development and colonization of mexico. there is also a modern art gallery and a theatre on the site read more

Amazing! I am now obsessed with Tijuana thanks to this experience with bands, art, and the kindest people I have met in a very long time. Tijuana is well on its way of being a cultural hub thanks to this amazing place. Also the movies are great and only 3 dollars! Well worth the trip. read more

I spent several hours wandering around this museum and really enjoyed it. Some of the permanent exhibits were really dense information and too much to absorb in one visit but it was only a few dollars to get in so why not? The rotating art exhibit was really beautiful as well. read more

Very interesting place to visit. Lots of stuff for the kids, Imax theater, museums, and a lot of events. Very easy to find, right on the main street, before you get to the Plaza Rio. The worst thing is, lack of nearby parking. But you can find places, and walk a couple blocks, or take an Uber, or taxi for a few bucks. read more

When I came here did not know what to expect, It was amazing with the IMAX theatre. The cultural experience was awesome. I will never forget it read more