Museums

At a conservative estimate, Guadalajara has over twenty major museums. Paradoxically, the city itself constitutes a living sample of Mexican history. Don’t forget to visit the Institute of Jalisco Handicrafts, the Museum of Archaeology of Western Mexico, the José Clemente Orozco Museum, the Museum of Huichol Handicrafts, the Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts, located in the same place where El despertador americano was printed, the Regional Museum of Guadalajara and as many others as your time and enthusiasm permit.

Huichol Handicrafts Museum
Located next to the Zapopan basilica, this museum specializes in exhibitions of handicrafts made by the Huichol Indians that inhabit the western range of the Sierra Madre. Of particular interest are the shirts, knapsacks, blouses, earrings, pants, skirts, necklaces, rings, masks, and photographs depicting this ethnic group¿s daily activities.

The José Clemente Orozco House-Museum
The house that used to be the studio of one of Mexico¿s greatest painters was donated as a museum after his death. On display, are drawings, lithographs and photographs by young artists from Jalisco and the rest of the country.

The West of Mexico Archeological Museum
Located in Agua Azul Park, this museum, whose building is shaped like a truncated pyramid, has a collection of some of the remains of the pre Hispanic cultures of the states of Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit. Its main attraction, however, are the archeological objects found at Valle de Atemajac, including vessels, human figures, steles, necklaces, and stone razors.