San Bartolo's excellent, modern, folk-art museum, with its bright pink facade, is on the south side of the main village plaza. It’s very nicely done and features a collection of fine barro negro (the polished, black pottery that you find in hundreds of forms around Oaxaca) plus exhibits of quality folk art from around Oaxaca state.
Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca
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