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Museums and galleries in San Cristóbal de las Casas

6 museums and galleries in San Cristóbal de las Casas, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Museums and galleries in San Cristóbal de las Casas

  1. Drink

    Café Museo Café

    This combined café and museum is run by a collective of 17,000 indigenous coffee growers from Chiapas. The displays illustrate the history of coffee cultivation in the state. Far better than the displays however is the organic coffee they serve – especially worth sampling is the café de chiapaneca, a local variant of the traditional spiced Mexican café de olla.

    Mon-Sat 08:00-22:00M$30 (museum admission)

  2. See

    Museo Mesoamericano del Jade

    La Casa del Jade

    This small museum displays ancient jade artifacts and jewelry, and sells high-quality contemporary pieces.

    Mon-Sat 12:00-20:00M$30 (adults), M$15 (students)

  3. See

    Museo Na Bolom

    The former home of Swiss anthropologist/photographer Gertrudis Duby Blom, the wife of Danish archeologist Frans Blom, continues to be an inn and museum managed by her supporters and associates. The museum also includes an extensive library of research on the Maya.

    Tue-Sun 09:00-20:00M$45 adults, M$25 concessions

  4. See

    Museo de la Medicina Maya

    Maya Medicine Museum

    Not to be missed, this museum is operated by a collective of indigenous healers and herbalists. Information is available in English and Spanish and there are also healers on site to treat whatever ailment you may suffer.

    Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun 10:00-16:00M$25

  5. See

    Museo de los Altos de Chiapas

    Exconvento Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Housed in the former convent, this museum displays artifacts illustrating the history of Chiapas and the region. On the first floor is the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya, also known as the Francesco Pellizzi Collection, a remarkable collection of historic and contemporary Mayan textiles from Chiapas and Guatemala.

    Tue-Sun 09:00-18:00Free of charge

  6. See

    Museo del Ámbar

    Amber Museum

    Housed in a former convent, this small museum displays more than 300 specimens of amber, and also offers some beautiful pieces for sale. This is a good place to visit if you intend to purchase amber in Chiapas, as staff can explain how to identify real vs. fake amber: real amber is always warm to the touch, and emits a faint resin smell when rubbed.

    Tue-Sun 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:30M$20

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to San Cristóbal de las Casas (CC BY-SA 4.0).