Inaugurated in February 1991, the Amparo Museum is one of the major projects which, within it's cultural program, the Amparo Foundation has created.
Located in the Historic Downtown area of the city of Puebla among the beautiful colonial buildings from the XVI and XVII centuries, the Museum houses a wide collection of Prehispanic, Colonial, Modern and Contemporary Mexican art.
Based on the firm belief that art is an aesthetic language through which humanity has endeavored to represent and understand the world, the Amparo Museum strives to put its visitors in contact with our historical origins.
Through one of the most important collections of Prehispanic art in Mexico, the visitor will acquire a general overview of the various cultures that inhabited Prehispanic Mexico from the Preclassic period (2500 B.C. to 300 A.D.) up through the Postclassic period (A.D. 900-1521).
The colonial area provides an encounter with the life of Postcontact society. The diverse religious and secular works presented reflect the aesthetic and symbolic complexity resulting from the contact between the American and European worlds.
The Museum's Contemporary and Modern art collections provide a general cultural view through works spanning from the newly founded Mexico up to the vanguard movements modern times.
As an active cultural center, the Museum includes various temporary exhibition areas where the national and international works are displayed. Thorough conferences, seminars, certificate courses, concerts and workshops addressed to diverse audiences, the Amparo Museum represents a moving force for the promotion of education, research and artistic creativity.
Admission: the entrance fee donation is $35.00 for adults, and $25.00 for children, students and teachers with I.D. and senior citizens. On Mondays, entrance is free to the public.
Schedule: Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs. Closed on Tuesdays.
Information and Tickets: Located in the entrance patio (Colonial Courtyard), with information and orientation staff for visitors throughout visiting hours.
Interactive Compact Disc: This service is only offered in the Prehispanic areas. Available in five languages (Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese). Headphones are required and are available at the Ticket Counter for $10.00 plus a $10.00 deposit refundable to the visitor at the end of his/her visit. The system includes 21 monitors distributed throughout the seven theme rooms. One can request the interactive compact disc for groups along with the help of guides and the use if wide screens located in the rooms.
Gift Shop: The visitor can purchase the catalogs of temporary exhibits and permanent collections, posters, videos, art books, piece reproductions, handicrafts and other items. Also, we have a wonderful Talavera shop.