Arts

A craftsmen’s village, Tlaquepaque owes its prestige and international renown to the skilled potters that mold the local clay. It is a wonderful place for buying high-quality craftwork, not least because of the excellent prices found in this town that was once the soul of Mexico. The former indigenous capital, Tonalá, "the city where the sun rises" is Jalisco’s pottery center and the only place where ceramics are produced using eleven different techniques. Also worth visiting is the Pantaleón Panduro Museum of the National Ceramics Prize which contains a spectacular sample of Mexican ceramic arts.

Alfarería Bernabé
Hidalgo 83, Tonalá
Ceramics

Artecrisa
Tonalá 94-7, Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Tel: (01 33) 3681 1297
Glass

Casa Canela
Independencia 258, Tlaquepaque, Tel: (01 33)3635 3717
Ceramics, oil, furniture, antiques.

Tonalá
Local people produce ceramics using pre-hispanic techniques such as white over red, and leaf of gold. You will also find textiles, leather products and glass products.