Set in a former colonial convent/hospice, this museum holds Mexico's premier decorative-arts collection—silver, ceramics, furniture, textiles—amassed by Franz Mayer. Peaceful, uncrowded, and rich in history.
“This museum bears the name of Franz Mayer, a rich collector born in Germany who acquired top-quality works of Mexican decorative art including textiles, silver, furniture and ceramics.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this museum exhibits thousands of works collected by Franz Mayer, which he left to the Mexican people." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Occupies the old hospice of the San Juan de Dios order." Full review
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The exhibit halls open onto a sumptuous colonial patio, where you can grab a bite
Travel + Leisure
"The 18th-century museum houses an excellent decorative-arts collection." Full review
Time Out
"Beyond housing some of the discipline’s most relevant temporary exhibits, it’s also home to the country’s most important collection of decorative arts from the 16th-19th centuries." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Occupies a former colonial convent and is home to its namesake patron’s vast decorative-arts collection, focused on Mexico’s viceregal and early-republican epochs. Rarely crowded" Full review
Atlas Obscura
"These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis. " Full review
Atlas Obscura
"A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century. " Full review
Frommer's
"Heaven for lovers of antiques, this collection of decorative furniture, rugs, paintings, ceramics, and silverware was the life's work of German immigrant Franz Mayer" Full review
New York Times
"In a city of terrific museums, the Franz Mayer Museum is an overlooked gem. Mayer, a German-born financier, left a collection of decorative arts spanning three centuries in trust to the..."
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Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
New York Times
