The 6 Best Museums in Taxco, Guerrero

December 5, 2021 Sheron Bogner

A tradition dating back to the city's origins as a colonial mining capital, silver is the focal point of Taxco shopping, and indeed the most popular tourist pursuit. All around the picturesque town you'll find sellers of silver finery, from open air markets to metal workshops to high end boutiques.
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1. Aurea

Altos de Redondo Plazuela De Bernal 3, Taxco 40200 Mexico +52 762 627 1775 http://www.aureataxco.com
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Aurea

Bienvenido a Aurea, un espacio único en Taxco de Alarcón, donde hemos reunido a los mejores Diseñadores de México. Ven y Conócenos.

2. Museo Casa de Las Lagrimas o Casa Figueroa

Entre Calle Palma y Calle 1a de Guadalupe, Taxco 40200 Mexico
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4.5 based on 69 reviews

Museo Casa de Las Lagrimas o Casa Figueroa

Reviewed By ayunh2016

I somehow managed to avoid setting foot in a single silver shop during my stay in Taxco - this attraction is much more to my liking. Arrived right as it was opening and got a great tour in English by a sweet matron. It was amusing to hear her describing some of the ghastlier chapters in the house's history. I was also really intrigued by its incarnation after it was purchased by Señor Figueroa - lots of signed photos of American celebs - Bette Davis, Elvis, a youngish Richard Nixon (!) who passed through on their way to Acapulco back in the day. I would like to know more about this man who preserved the house while decking it out with art and a tiled bar from whence he served visitors a complimentary glass of tequila after he turned it into a museum. (Alas the tradition did not survive him) I really like this kind of museum, where the former occupants books of detective stories and the like are shelved alongside more rarified volumes. I could almost imagine that that nifty triptych medicine cabinet contained 60s era powders and pills!

3. Casa Humboldt

Calle Juan Ruiz de Alarcon 12, Taxco Mexico +52 762 622 5501
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4.0 based on 70 reviews

Casa Humboldt

This restored house named for the explorer Alexander Von Humboldt, who stayed here only for a single night in 1803, holds a collection of artifacts on 18th-century Catholicism.

4. Silver Museum (Museo de la Plateria)

Plaza Borda, Taxco Mexico +52 762 622 0658
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4.0 based on 60 reviews

Silver Museum (Museo de la Plateria)

This museum is a comprehensive look at the history of silver in Mexico, particularly in this famous old mining town.

5. Museo Guillermo Spratling

Calle Porfirio A. Delgado 1, Taxco Mexico
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4.0 based on 63 reviews

Museo Guillermo Spratling

Named for American silversmith William Spratling, who opened a silver shop in Taxco in the 1930s, this museum holds his collection of indigenous artifacts.

Reviewed By sarahkE5365QB - Taxco, Mexico

A very sweet woman who is over 80 years old gave me a tour in Spanish. She had amazing energy, and I can only hope to be that good when I'm her age. The museum has information about the Dutch (or was it German) settler who made all of his money from the silver mine. But I would like to learn less about him and more about the local Mexican people and their experiences.

6. Exel Tapia

Calle Cuauhtemoc 15, Taxco 40200 Mexico +52 782 622 1068 http://www.exeltapia.com
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

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