Jimmy Ray Gallery — Attraction in Guanajuato

If you haven’t visited this place, your trip to San Miguel isn’t complete. Richard is a fantastic host with incredible stories about how he and his late partner built the property. If you make a reservation, be sure to honor it. During our visit, four women arrived late, while ten others simply decided not to show up—extremely disrespectful. The guide mentioned that others were on a waitlist and could have taken their spots. Worse, those who skipped out didn’t pay, despite the significant effort required to maintain this special place. Please be considerate and support it—otherwise, it may not be here next time. I suggested that Richard require payment when making a reservation, ensuring that if someone cancels last minute or doesn’t show up, the property still receives...

Today we went for a short ride out into the countryside to an art opening at the Chapel of Jimmy Ray. While we have lived in SMA for two years, this was our first time visiting. It definitely will not be our last. The buildings are beautiful and are pieces of art themselves. The grounds were enchanting. The gallery space had beautiful works from some really talented artists (we ended up buying a painting and Stacy got a beautiful hand dyed and hand made silk scarf). We listened to live music, sampled a new (for us) brand of mezcal, ate tamales, and had a wonderful time. A great way to spend a lovely...

Anado the artist responsible for creating this Marvelous place had died Easter Sunday, we learned from the Uber driver on the way there. Richard, his lifelong companion greeted us and told us it was the first tour he’s given after his friend’s demise, and got emotional... very touching. On a few acres there’s a dazzling area of art installations, art work inside whimsical buildings, 100-yard long murals, and a highly colorful main residence. Exuberant creativity, dazzling colors, pure love of Art and Form. Definitely a not-to-miss experience for...