Museum of Popular Art

The Museum of popular art, in Mexico City

The Museum of popular art is dedicated to traditional Mexican art and to the craftwork of the different peoples of the country, in a fine Art Deco building. The Mexico City audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum opened in 2006, that gathers nearly three thousand works, pottery, wood sculptures and textiles, to make discover the richness and the identity of Mexican traditions.

The temple of Mexican craftwork

Dedicated to traditional Mexican art, the Museum of popular art allows to retrace the culture of the different peoples who lived on the territory. In addition to temporary exhibitions that highlight the work of local craftsmen, the museum presents nearly three thousand permanent works, from different eras and regions of the country. You will discover there pottery, wood sculptures, furniture and a multitude of other objects that take you back in time and make you understand the long history of Mexican art. You admire there notably the famous alebrijes, these fantastic creatures with vivid colours, the trees of life in ceramic, the embroidered textiles, the festival masks and the objects of the Day of the Dead, so many testimonies of a know-how transmitted from generation to generation. Opened in 2006 with the aim of promoting Mexican craftwork and the trades attached to it, like basketry, glassmaking or textile, the museum occupies a building considered as a very fine example of the Art Deco architecture of the capital, a former fire station rehabilitated with care. It is an ideal museum to understand the traditions, the creativity and the profound identity of Mexico, far from clichés. A museum of traditions and a setting of craftwork, the Museum of popular art is a fine stop of the discovery of Mexico City.

What to see

Here you discover the traditional art and the craftwork of the peoples of Mexico, nearly three thousand works, pottery, wood sculptures, embroidered textiles, colourful alebrijes, trees of life and objects of the Day of the Dead; opened in 2006 to promote the art trades, the museum occupies a fine Art Deco building, a former fire station. The Museum of popular art reveals the identity of Mexico. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of popular art lies in the centre of Mexico City, near the Alameda Central, reachable on foot or by metro. The opening hours and the conditions of entry follow those of the establishment, which vary; access is generally paying. It is best to enquire before coming.

What to see at the Museum of popular art of Mexico City?

Nearly three thousand works of the traditional art and the craftwork of the peoples of Mexico: pottery, wood sculptures, embroidered textiles, famous colourful alebrijes, ceramic trees of life, festival masks and objects of the Day of the Dead; opened in 2006 to promote the art trades, the museum occupies a fine Art Deco building, a former fire station of the capital.

Where is the Museum of popular art in Mexico City?

In the centre of Mexico City, near the Alameda Central, in Mexico.