Museums
Museums of Mexico
1,309 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Art museum64museums
Archaeological museum8museums
Railway museum7museums
History museum5museums
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1National Museum of Anthropology
Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City
Archaeological museum · 1964
2M visitors11 famous works
3Planetario Luis Enrique Erro
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico City
Science museum · 1967
309k visitors
4Museo de Antropología de Xalapa
Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz
Archaeological museum
4 famous works
10Museo Nacional de San Carlos
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Art museum · 1968
1 famous works
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14Palace of Iturbide
Mexico City, Mexico City
1785
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16Cancun Underwater Museum
Alfredo V. Bonfil, Quintana Roo
Art museum · 2010
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17Aguascalientes Museum
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Art museum · 1975
1 famous works
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18Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
1809
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19Anahuacalli Museum
Coyoacán, Mexico City
1964
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21Las Pozas
Xilitla, San Luis Potosí
Sculpture garden · 1962
22Leon Trotsky House Museum
Coyoacán, Mexico City
Historic house museum · 1990
23International Museum of the Baroque
San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo, Puebla
Art museum · 2014
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26Desert Museum
Saltillo, Coahuila
1999
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27Museo Dolores Olmedo
Xochimilco, Mexico City
Art museum · 1994
28Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo
Mexico City, Mexico City
Museum of culture · 1965
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29Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City
Art museum · 1981
30Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Mexico City, Mexico City
Art museum · 1957
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31Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
1971
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32Salón de la Plástica Mexicana
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Art museum · 1949
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35Folk Art Museum
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
2006
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36Guggenheim Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
38Museo Universitario del Chopo
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Art museum · 1975
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39Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum
Coyoacán, Mexico City
Art museum · 1964
40Caricature Museum, Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico City
Art museum · 1987
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42Museo Nacional de la Estampa
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
1986
43Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
Tlalpan, Mexico City
2008
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44Museo de la Laca and the Santo Domingo monastery
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas
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47Universum
Tlalpan, Mexico City
1992
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48Centro Cultural de España
Mexico City, Mexico City
50Contemporary Art Museum 'Number 8'
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Art museum · 1991
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52Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca
Ánimas Trujano, Oaxaca
2004
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53Museo Experimental el Eco
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
1953
54Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones
Coyoacán, Mexico City
Military museum · 1981
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Museo del Objeto del Objeto
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
2010
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Museum of José Guadalupe Posada
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
1972
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National Museum of Tequila
Tequila, Jalisco
2000
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Paleontological Museum in Tocuila
Colonia Guadalupe Victoria, México
Paleontological museum · 1996
Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Art museum | 64 |
| Archaeological museum | 8 |
| Railway museum | 7 |
| History museum | 5 |
| Science museum | 4 |
| Natural history museum | 4 |
| Cinematheque | 4 |
| Historic house museum | 3 |
| Museum of culture | 2 |
| Naval museum | 2 |
| Museum of modern art | 1 |
| Open-air museum | 1 |
| Pinacotheca | 1 |
| Film archive | 1 |