Museum sights in Central Pacific Coast
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Museo Regional de Nayarit
Residing in a palatial 18th-century neoclassical house with a lovely courtyard, the Museo Regional de Nayarit presents changing exhibitions concerned primarily with pre-Hispanic objects, including ancient pottery and tomb artifacts, as well as colonial painting and Huichol culture. Also on hand are an important pre-Hispanic bas-relief found near Mexcaltitán, and one stupendous stuffed crocodile.
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Museo del Cuale
Puerto Vallarta has a growing number of cultural attractions, of which the art galleries are definitely a highlight. The tiny Museo del Cuale has a small collection of beautiful pottery, grinding stones, clay figurines and other ancient objects, as well as changing art exhibitions.
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Museo Aztlán del Origen
The Museo Aztlán del Origen is small but enchanting. Among the exhibits are many interesting ancient objects and a reproduction of a fascinating long scroll, the Códice Ruturini, telling the story of the Aztec peoples’ travels, with notes in Spanish.
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Museo Universitario de Arqueología
The University of Colima’s archaeological museum presents rotating exhibits of contemporary Mexican art and interesting objects from ancient Colima state. At the time of research, the museum was closed for renovation, with no end in sight.
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Museo Arqueológico de la Costa Grande
This small but highly recommended archaeology museum houses exhibits on the history, archaeology and culture of the Guerrero coast. Captions are in Spanish, but a free English-language brochure includes translations.
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Museo Arqueológico de la Costa Grande
This small archaeology museum houses exhibits on the history, archaeology and culture of the Guerrero coast. Most signs are in Spanish, but gringos can get by with the free English-language handout.
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Museo de Arte
The small Museo de Arte makes a convincing case for the vitality and innovation of contemporary Mexican art with changing exhibitions of digital works, sculpture, prints and paintings.
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Museo Histórico de Acapulco
The Fuerte de San Diego is home to the Museo Histórico de Acapulco, which has fascinating exhibits detailing the city’s history, with Spanish and English captions.
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Museo de Sal
The Museo de Sal, located in an old salt-storage barn a block behind the main plaza, traces the history of the region’s sea-salt extraction and economy.
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Museo Arqueológico
The small but absorbing Museo Arqueológico displays pre-Hispanic archeological finds accompanied by fascinating wall texts in Spanish and English.
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Museo Emilia Ortiz
The Museo Emilia Ortiz honors the painter Emilia Ortiz (1917–96) and her work.
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