Beautiful Museum. Everyone should stop by just to see the architecture. Everything is very well…read morepreserved and worth capturing in a photo. This is a very popular tourist spots for other who live in Mexico. There was a constant flow of tourists. They also have restrooms to use by their guests. I'm glad we stopped by.

There's nothing in here except business offices and a few shops. I was expecting a museum…read morecontaining artifacts from the area.

Very nice museum to come and see the arts of all the different types of dolls and toys that they…read moreused to have here also the price is 80 pesos and 40 for Kids

My husband and I decided to stop by this museum while walking through town. I am actually very glad…read morewe did so. It's a great museum! The cost of entry is 50 pesos, which I was a bit reluctant to pay. Let me tell you, it was well worth it! The museum is clean, well organized, and has many vibrant displays. Both children and adults will enjoy the colorful displays. An added bonus is that the building is air conditioned. Do yourself a favor and go all the way to the top of the building and spend some time on the terraces. They offer a relaxing roof-top view of the city.

Very nice museum. They check your large bags. The best part is the historic building. It was truly…read morebeautiful. They also have a clean bathroom for all to use. We really enjoy the exhibits over the ages. Many more new art instillations then I anticipated.

The Museo de Arte is a fun stop on Querétaro. The building's pretty (I felt like taking photographs…read moreof this more than the art on display), the collection's fun to view, and the staff are friendly. At the time there was a modern gallery featuring some Rivera works, and a gallery with Spanish Americas-era art. All told, we were able to walk through the museum in less than an hour. But, the price was free! You can't beat that.

I will start by saying that I don't know the history of this place- All I know that moving forward…read morethis venue will be on my to do list when visiting Morelia! Intelligently - academically curated exhibitions are on display throughout the venue. A breath of fresh culture- an addition to the city and its culture that I am sure has been around for generations.

Perfect layout of the exhibitions space. If you as a traveler are into art, The Palacio Clavijero…read moreis an interesting place to visit in Morelia, from painters , cinematography , advertisements , photography. Visiting is recommended, take your time, this won't be aplce to go in and out. Relax enjoy and evaluate the exhibitions. A heads up free entrance !

I love this museum. Great sculpture section. The building, itself, is beautiful. Lovely exterior…read moresetting, too. The permanent exhibit includes a history of Mexico. Bring the children! ( say age 8 and up) The temporary exhibits are always interesting. Right now they have a collection of art made by Japanese immigrants to Mexico. Staff is friendly. Place is immaculate. Wonderful bookstore that includes a lot of poetry as well as art related books, magazines. I wish the collection included more work by Mexican painters, but it's a relatively small place, and it does a great job! If I lived in Leon, I would visit regularly. If you are a tourist, must visit, and say "hi" to Max in the bookstore. He likes to speak English.

I had not been to Mexico in over 26 years. Yet, even when I was there I never knew about this…read morehistorical site. My parents and two older siblings were born just minutes away from Zona Arqueologica and yet there was never any discussion or mention about this national treasure that was right in our own backyard. The location is just outside the colorful town of Penjamo, Guanajuato. My cousin, Juan Carlos, mentioned to me that it was an important place to visit and he personally escorted me to Zona Arqueologica and was my thoughtful guide. The site is off a main highway yet you have to be very careful to look for the highway markers indicating which turn off the main road to take. The main highway is paved and the speed on these highways is excessive and dangerous. The road to Zona Arqueogica is not completely paved so you have to be VERY careful as you steer and turn off the main highway onto the partially paved dirt road leading to the site. After that it's just a straight drive forward and you arrive at the Zona Arqueologica. I was very impressed with Zona Arquelogica because the site is massive. There are no guides so it is a self-guided tour. When you arrive you pay an minimal entrance fee and enter the museum which is on an incline. You follow the ramps within the museum while observing the artifacts that were unearthed during the excavation. Each artifact is carefully presented in a display case on the wall with careful lighting. The descriptions of each artifact are on the wall and are entirely in Spanish. The museum is dimly lit yet the display cases are not. (Make sure your camera has flash). Once you exit the small museum you have the opportunity to take some photos on the patio among the agave plants and colorful walls before descending onto the warm green lawns that house the ancient ruins. It is a mammoth site with so much to see. It reminded me of a history book come to life and of the ruins in beautiful Cancun. TIP: The entrance fee is minimal but can only be paid in PESOS. Bring your walking shoes or hiking shoes because there is a great deal of walking among the green lawns. Depending on the time of year it can be warm and humid or wet and muddy. Photos are allowed and I saw not notice prohibiting flash photography. DINING: There is a small kitchen at the end of the outdoor lawns. It's practically hidden away! The food is delicious and freshly prepared and authentic by the local community. It is not a restaurant but more like a taco truck without the truck! Again, bring PESOS not dollars or credit cards. Have a great visit. Viva Mexico!

The museum's permanent collection on the ancient Mexican civilizations and baroque art is good, but…read morethe temporary exhibition on corn was fantastic. The housing of the museum in an old monastery is an attraction itself.

San Miguel de Allende is more than tacos and tequila and the tourists who subsist on them. It's got…read morea lot of intriguing history, so naturally there's a historical museum right across from the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel. The evocative museum is housed in an 18th-century, two-story colonial mansion owned by Mexican independence war hero Ignacio Allende. There's a bucolic central courtyard where you can find the way to the restroom. The furniture is authentic to the period. It gave us an idea of what life was like for a Creole family before the revolution. There's bilingual signage in Spanish and English, though it's more convenient to follow the audio tour available. It took us less than an hour to walk though the building. There are other museums in the city devoted to local crafts like toys and decorative masks, but this struck us as the most essential one. Admission was MX$70. RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/mNfHj1axEC

Lots to read and see. We only had 3 hours in town, so checking out this place gave us a quick…read moreoverview of the town. I appreciated the short video playing in the tiny media room. I had a chance to sit and enjoy a quick 10 min overview of San Miguel. This is an old building and you can finish the self guided tour in as little as 30 mins. It depends on your desire to read all plaques.

What's not to love about this place? The exhibits are absolutely jaw-dropping. There are separate…read moresections for dolls, mobile toys, puppets, etc. The colors are amazing, and the amount of work that's gone in to curating this selection is evident everywhere you look. The day I went I was blessed with a local school's 4th or 5th grade class enjoying a field trip. To watch the kids' excitement, wonder, and amazement was thrilling to me. Here are a couple of Pro Tips to enhance your enjoyment: 1) There's a nice patio on the roof that affords a terrific view of San Miguel de Allende. There are tables and chairs and awnings so it's a wonderful place to just sit back, catch your breath, and take in the city's beauty. 2) There's a small garden(?) patio(?) fountain area(?) (not sure what to call it here) on the first level. This, too, is a wonderful place to just catch yourself after the stimulation of the museum. 3) The majority of the description placards are in Spanish. (About 20% are English and Spanish both.) But here, Google Lens / Google Translate is your New Best Friend. I leaned heavily on this crutch to both learned a great deal, and to learn a few new Spanish phrases. Finally, I have to recommend the staff: Every single one I encountered seemed to have made it their personal mission that I enjoy everything the museum has to offer.

This was a very pleasant surprise. I didn't expect much from the descriptions, but it was way more…read moreinteresting than I thought it would be. There are multiple floors and rooms, each one with an interesting theme, e.g., miniatures, dolls, masks, etc. I kinda expected some old, broken down toys, but this was really a cultural museum. Definitely worth a visit when in SMdA.

This was the tiniest museum I've ever been in, but I'm still glad I checked it out, and would still…read morerecommend it to someone who happens to be near. I wouldn't have even known it was there if I hadn't been walking past the San Agustin church complex, and I thought I had explored all of it. Unlike the other parts of the larger church complex, this place is at the far eastern end and away from the major intersection. Featuring pre-Columbian ceramics from around the region, especially of the Otomi people who were indigenous to this area, the displays are accompanied by informative placards, dating the objects and describing their functions. Did you know that the squash was an influence for the shape of some types of ceramic ware? I didn't but I do now, and I could see it. Original, and not reproductions, it was really awesome to get to be so close to objects like these, in such a relaxed and casual setting. It's interesting that there was no guard here, in fact this place seemed forgotten or ignored by the complex, which otherwise has guards everywhere. With beautiful objects ranging in ages of five hundred to fifteen hundred years, it's an interesting and well spent ten to twenty--MAYBE--minutes.