MUSEUMS
In a city that
offers so much culturally, it?s hardly surprising that you?ll find
numerous and diverse museums. At these places you?ll learn about
the history, traditions and culture of the people
of Puebla.
Museo Regional de Antropologia e Historia de Puebla ? Located
at Centro Civico 5 de Mayo.
The varied collection in this anthropology museum includes objects, sculptures, documents, photographs and armory, allowing you to get
a broad overview of the state?s
cultural development, from the pre-Hispanic
era to the Mexican Revolution. The museum also
has temporary exhibits, a library and a bookstore.
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00.
Museo de Arte Colonial
Religioso ? Located on Privada Gonzalo
Bautista, in the Ex-Convent
of Santa Monica. This museum houses
interesting religious art from the
colonial era, including oil paintings,
cult objects and old furniture
from this convent and from
the Santa Rosa and Las
Capuchinas convents. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00.
Museo de Arte Jose Luis Bello y Gonzalez ? Located at
408 5 de Mayo. This museum
has 15 showrooms with permanent art exhibits,
featuring paintings, Mexican furniture, Talavera ceramics, local marquetry, majolica pottery, water color paintings on rice paper, a 17th-century organ and
a vertical English piano which
was found at the beginning
of the 18th century, among other displays. Open Tuesday through
Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00.
Museo de Arte Popular
Poblano ? Located at 301 14 Poniente, in the Ex-Convent of Santa Rosa. Each of the six
showrooms at this museum represents
distinct regions in the state, with
a permanent collection of crafts on
display. Don?t forget to check out the regional cuisine of Puebla exhibit, which was modeled
with tiles, furniture and utensils from
a different era. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00.
