Experts' Choice Award Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
What the experts agree on
One of Mexico's finest regional museums, this beautifully housed collection spans Oaxaca's history chronologically from ancient Mixtec and Zapotec artifacts through modern times, arranged around a stunning ex-convent cloister.
“This gorgeous museum is laid out in a series of galleries around the cloister of the labyrinthine Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo.”
– Fodor's
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Housed in the beautiful monastery buildings adjoining the Templo de Santo Domingo, is one of Mexico's best regional museums." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Houses a vast collection of cultural and archaeological treasures." Full review
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"The Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca is a regional culture museum that walks visitors chronologically from ancient times all the way to modern-day Oaxaca." Full review
Afar Magazine "Housed in the former Dominican convent of Santo Domingo, the museum of Oaxacan cultures offers a glimpse at the state's history from ancient times through the colonial period, and into..." Full review
Lonely Planet "Next, get cultured at the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, a first-rate museum housing a treasure trove of ancient Mixtec and Zotec artifacts"
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Lonely Planet "If you only have time to visit one museum while in Oaxaca, make it this gem. Granted, you'll need at least a couple of hours to explore the 14 halls housed in the museum's sprawling..."
