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La Casa de la Ciudad

City Museum

Features exhibitions devoted to architectural styles, historical photographs and urban art. Two aerial photographs taken of Oaxaca in 1990 and 2006 are embedded in an underlit floor so that visitors can walk over them and explore the changes in the city that occurred during those 16 years.

Address: Porfirio Díaz 115
Getting there: Centro
Hours: Daily 09:00-20:00
Price: Free
Website: casadelaciudad.org (opens in a new tab)

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