Museo de Arte Popular

The Museo de Arte Popular is a museum showcasing the roots, traditions, and artistic skills of the Mexican people and cultures. The museum displays an enormous cultural wealth, with a fusion of Spanish and indigenous worldviews, highlighting the close relationship between artisans and the lush biodiversity that inspires them. The museum's collection includes over 3,000 works, with permanent galleries featuring pottery, alfeñique, plant fibers, and more. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, alternative activities like wood carving workshops, puppet shows, and films, as well as two-hour children's workshops on weekends. The museum's shop offers a wide range of authentic Mexican handicrafts, and the building itself is a historically significant art deco former firehouse