Oaxaca Mexico Weblog / Category / » Museums in OaxacaCultural Tourism in Oaxaca: Its Main MuseumsPosteado el April 18, 2007 - Categorizado en Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca, Cultural tourism in Mexico, Mexico Tourism, Museums in Mexico, Museums in Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico, Oaxaca Tourism MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO DE OAXACA Three of its thirteen halls contain a permanent exhibition of famous Oaxacan artists, while the other ten are used for temporary exhibits and cultural events. MUSEO DE ARTE PREHISPÁNICO DE MÉXICO RUFINO TAMAYO Rufino Tamayo, who donated the building to house his collection of pre-Hispanic pieces from Maya, Zapotec, Toltec, Aztec, Totonac and Huastec cultures, one of the finest in the country. The fourteen halls of this museum, set in the former convent of Santo Domingo, display the different cultures that developed in Oaxaca, as well as a fascinating collection of jewels found in Tomb 7 in Monte Albán. MUSEO DE SITIO DE MONTE ALBAN The two halls provide an overview of the emergence and development of this archaeological site. If liked this post and you wish for information about our language and customs in Latinamérica, we highly recommended advanced spanish courses. Source:mexicodesconocido.com.mx Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca: MuseumsPosteado el April 10, 2007 - Categorizado en Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca, Cultural tourism in Mexico, Mexico Tourism, Museums in Mexico, Museums in Oaxaca, Oaxaca Tourism Oaxaca City has a wide variety of museums with an extensive collection of archaeological, historical and artistic pieces from Oaxaca. Among the most important are: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (Contemporary Art Museum) – Located at 202 Macedonio Alcala, north of the Historic Center. This legendary building, which was allegedly inhabited by conquistador Hernan Cortes, is currently one of the most important examples of civic architecture during Oaxaca’s Viceregal era. Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca (Museum of Oaxacan Culture) – Located inside the Ex-Convent de Santo Domingo de Guzman, on Macedonio Alcala Street, at the corner of Adolfo Gurrion. Part of the exhibit at this museum focuses on an important collection of regional pre-Hispanic archaeological pieces. Archaeologist Alfonso Caso found many of the objects at Tumba 7 in Monte Alban. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 8:00. Museo de Arte Prehispanico Rufino Tamayo (Pre-Hispanic Museum of Art) – Located at 503 Avenida Morelos, this museum houses an important collection of nearly 1,000 pre-Hispanic objects that were collected over a 20-year period by famed Oaxacan painter Rufino Tamayo. Open Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 to 2:00 and 4:00 to 7:00, and Sunday from 10:00 to 8:00 (see attractions in Oaxaca). Source:visitmexico.com
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