Amparo Museum

The Amparo Museum, in Puebla

The Amparo Museum is the main art museum of Puebla, which retraces the history of Mexican art from the origins to our days. The Puebla audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major cultural place, installed in fine colonial residences, rich in exceptional collections.

The great museum of Mexican art

The Amparo Museum is the main art museum of Puebla and one of the most important of Mexico. Installed in fine restored colonial residences linked together, it deploys remarkable collections that retrace the history of the art and the cultures of Mexico, from the pre-Hispanic times to the contemporary era. There you admire an exceptional ensemble of pre-Columbian art, with sculptures, ceramics and objects of the great civilisations that peopled the country before the arrival of the Spanish, as well as colonial, religious and popular art, and collections of modern and contemporary art. The museum also stands out by its careful museography and by its magnificent terrace, which offers a superb view over the domes and the bell towers of the historic centre. A place of culture and memory, it allows to understand the richness and the depth of the Mexican identity through its art. A temple of the art and the history of Mexico, the Amparo Museum is a fine stop of the discovery of Puebla.

What to see

Here you discover the main art museum of Puebla, installed in fine restored colonial residences, which retraces the history of Mexican art from the pre-Hispanic times to our days, with an exceptional ensemble of pre-Columbian art, colonial and contemporary art, and a magnificent terrace offering a view over the domes of the historic centre. The Amparo Museum is a temple of Mexican art in Puebla. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Amparo Museum lies in the heart of the historic centre of Puebla, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary; its terrace offers a fine view over the town. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Amparo Museum present in Puebla?

The main art museum of Puebla retraces the history of Mexican art from the pre-Hispanic times to our days, with an exceptional ensemble of pre-Columbian art, colonial, religious, popular and contemporary art; installed in fine colonial residences, it also offers a terrace with a view over the historic centre.

Where is the Amparo Museum in Puebla?

In the heart of the historic centre of Puebla, in Mexico.