Museums and galleries in Guanajuato

Museums and galleries in Guanajuato

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   Alfredo Dugès Natural History Museum

   Museo Alfredo Dugès

   Small but interesting collection of animal and human specimens. Many stuffed animals and some grisly body parts in jars of formaldehyde.

   10ː00 - 18ː30 (until 14ː00 on Tue)

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   Alhóndiga de Granaditas

   Regional Museum of Guanajuato

   This building is where the independence revolutionaries burned the Spanish troops, and now houses a museum devoted to the history of the region, as well as an important photographic library.

   Tue-Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-18:00; Sun 10:00-15:00·A fee for adults, free for students/teachers/seniors/children under 13

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   Don Quixote Iconographic Museum

   Museo Iconografico del Quijote

   Small, but very well done. Art exhibits focused on Don Quixote.

   Tue-Sat 09:30-18:45, Sun 12:00-18:45·M$30, free on Tuesdays

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   Ex-convent Museum Dieguino

   Museo Dieguino

   The underground excavated remains of the original 17th-century cloister, of which the Templo de San Diego is the surviving remnant today. Occasionally photography and art exhibits are also hosted in this space.

   Tue-Sat 10:00-18:30, Sun 10:00-14:30

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   Mestizo

   Fabulous food at mid-range prices with a great atmosphere. A fine dining restaurant and art gallery combined.

   Tue-Sat 13:00-22:00, Sun 13:00-18:00

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   Mineralogy Museum Eduardo Villaseñor Söhl

   Museo de Mineralogía Eduardo Villaseñor Söhle

   One of the richest collection of minerals in the world. Ex-hacienda de San Matias.

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   Museo Casa del Purgatorio

   Small museum about the Spanish Inquisition, displays feature a number of macabre torture devices.

   M$35

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   Museum of the Holy Inquisition

   Hacienda del Cochero Galeras de la Inquisición

   Features dungeons and torture instruments. Tour guides are required;;they dress as monks.

   Daily 10:00-19:00·M$50, M$20 children

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   Museum of the Mummies

   Museo de las Momias

   A must if you're in Guanajuato. In 1910, due to the overcrowding of the local graveyard, the authorities were forced to exhume several bodies and when they did that they found the bodies had turned into mummies rather than fully decomposing. After that they founded this really strange and unique museum.

   Mon-Thu 09:00-18:00, Fri-Sun 09:00-18:30·M$85 (adults)

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    Museum of the Town of Guanajuato

    Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato

    Three floor museum with many historical artifacts and artworks about the city of Guanajuato.

    Tue-Sat 10:00-19:00, Sun 10:00-15:00·M$25 (adults), M$10 (students)

11. Eat

    Tamales food stall

    In the centro historico near the Qijote museum. You get very good tamales for M$8 each. You can choose between piña, mole, pollo, queso and prensado. It's popular amongst the locals.

    Daily 18:30-21:00

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    Marian Gallery Collegiate Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato

    Galeria Mariana

    Ponciano Aguilar 7

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0).