Location: Guanajuato
Top Things to do in Guanajuato
Top 10 Museums in Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Best known for its Festival Cervantino, an arts festival that draws attendance from around the world, Guanajuato is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its old town dates back to the 16th century, and you can visit many of Mexico’s important religious and artistic sites. Guanajuato was also home to the Mexican independence movement and the site of the first failed rebellion against colonial rule.
Restaurants in Guanajuato
1. Taller de Grabado y Galeria Corazon Parlante
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Estudio / Galeria de la artista Alejandra Espinosa Andreu, cuya funcion es la de acercar al publico (y al peaton) los procesos de estampacion tradicional y contemporanea a traves de talleres de grabado y la de ser un espacio de exhibicion y venta de artistas nacionales y locales.
2. En Vision Arte
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
We are a new art gallery in the center of Guanajuato city. Our artists are graduates or students of art universities in the country. We are a creative company that encourages artists to fulfill their dreams. EVA is a creative space that you have to visit to learn about the emerging art of Mexico.
Reviewed By reganhalas - Redding, United States
Art from across Mexico, Latin America, Canada the USA and beyond, the atmosphere in Envision Arte is warm, informed and connected. Gibran welcomed us with a personal tour and stories about each of the featured artists. Later, we enjoyed a miraculous opening with tequila, rich (bi-lingual) conversation and a range of genre-bending works. Highly recommended for art lovers and also emerging artists interested in showing work.
3. Museo Regional de Guanajuato Alhondiga de Granaditas
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4.5 based on 1,074 reviews
This huge stone granary was the site of the first major Mexican victory against the Spanish in the War of Independence.
Reviewed By PaulPapich - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
This massive building is a history museum, an art museum, an anthropologiacl museum, and, best of all, the very place where one of the most important events in Mexican history actually occurred. Don't be fooled by the drab exterior. Inside you will find the story of European colonization and its many horrors, the struggle for independence from its oppressive yolk, and the courage and determination of the Mexican people portrayed in the most vivid detail. This is a "must see" while in Guanajuato.
4. Museo Casa Diego Rivera
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4.5 based on 826 reviews
The birthplace of Mexico's most famous painter has been preserved as a museum featuring some of his original works and a collection of artifacts from his house.
Reviewed By SeveBellisteros - Kansas City, United States
I am a big fan of Diego Rivera so I very much enjoyed his home. It is beautifully restored and has several of his early works, which are not in the style for which he is famous. I would read about him in advance of going as the signage. /story telling is minimal.
5. Museo Iconografico del Quijote
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4.5 based on 425 reviews
This museum is dedicated to the story of Don Quixote and displays statues, murals and other depictions of this famous literary figure.
Reviewed By PaulPapich - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
My wife and I loved this museum. Imagine, an entire museum dedicated to the mythical exploits of a fictional character. This might seem absurd, but then you visit the museum and the genius of the place reveals itself. The many galleries contain lovely works of art depicting the improbable events in the lives of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and scholarly books about the author, Don Miguel de Cervantes, and his world-famous book. My wife and I loved this place. In fact, we visited twice in our five-day stay.
6. Museo Ex-Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera
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4.5 based on 440 reviews
The origin of the Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera corresponds to the stage of mining exploitation at the end of the XVII, stage focused on the discoveries of rich betas of gold and silver. At the beginning of the 19th century, with the arrival of Independence and Consummation, the mines were suspended and some mining production estates were abandoned, leaving them in ruins. In 1947, the Mexican Francisco Armida Cabrera, acquired the property and dedicated his time to the conservation of what can be seen today as a Museum and the restoration of the old town. The style that is observed inside the House Museum is the Spanish Colonial Viceroyalty on the ground floor level and the French style of the Maximilian era on the top floor. So, you can see decoration and furniture of these stages in the Treasury. In 1975 the State Government acquired the Treasury and in September of 1979 it is given the appointment of a Historic Monument and is opened to the public as a Museum.
Reviewed By Omambo25 - Los Angeles, United States
I read some great reviews and this was on my list of places to see while in GTO. We had the whole garden to ourselves and the setting was perfection. The amount of flowers, foliage and manicured areas are a breath of fresh air from the hustle of the city. Great place for a walk and a nice tour of the hacienda preserved with original furniture and paintings. Highly recommend a short uber ride is so worth it !
7. Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato
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4.5 based on 93 reviews
8. Casa Museo Gene Byron
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By SJtravellers
American artist marries and she and hubby buy an old hacienda and renovate it. Now it is a museum since Gene Byron, the American artist, dies. But she was amazing. There is an abundance of her paintings on display, in a really enviable setting. (I so wanted to have bought that place, dozens of years ago). But she was not merely a painter. She also designed furniture, and lamps, and dishes, and other things I can't remember. The overall impression is of a very sophisticated and talented renaissance woman with the means to create a wonderful oasis of tranquility. Pretty much my favorite museum in the Guanajuato area. Highly recommended. Nice gift shop, and great coffee in the coffee shop. Oh--they have Sunday piano concerts. We heard someone practicing in this amazing and wonderful gallery, upstairs, and I would have loved to have been able to be there for a full concert. Check out their web site.
9. Museo Olga Costa Jose Chavez Morad
10. Museo del siglo XIX
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