Cabañas Museum — Attraction in Jalisco

What a great place to visit ! The tour was very informative, and the professor that was guiding the tour was very interesting. The history lesson behind the murals on the inside of the main building was fantastic. I recommend going around the corner from the main cathedral mural area and checking out the library, they have a fabulous collection of old books that you could look through. I want to move to Guadalajara just so I have access to this surprising collection of fine old books! You pay to enter the complex (free on Tuesday) where we were invited by the professor to include ourselves in a 20 person guided tour of the cistern chapel style murals in the main area, but I spotted the library and took the kids in. One could spend many happy days admiring this collection, Bravo!! There are movies in a theater area on special days that was closed even though we went on a day where you had to pay (did I mention free on Tuesday? ) Their collection of local artists as well as foreign artists is impressive and the grounds inside are very well kept. While walking around with my family , we were amazed by the amount of courtyards and hidden areas in the back. One area just off the main cathedral area with the murals has very clean bathrooms near were we saw our first avocado tree! There were a hundred almost perfect avocados ready to pick! It was tempting but there were all 15 or 20 feet off the ground...When we left we walked out into the big front plaza, where there are a couple of cool modern art areas with human chairs made out of bronze and after passing through that out towards the main market area there was a collection of over a hundred high quality Mexican fabric and leather merchants in a huge building! Best collection of local art, fabric materials and finished products. One of the best half day adventures in...

There are few places I have been to that are like the Museo Cabanas. What was once an orphanage is now a place full of culture and history with a lot to take in.

Currently, they have several art exhibits to come and see, all showcasing different Mexican artists from the 20th century. The art exhibits here are quite lengthy and do take a while to run through. They contain an extensive collection of the artist's works, more than most other art museums I have been to.

The highlights here were the main hall that you can walk into after entering the museum. If you walk past the main courtyard at the entrance, you will find a sprawling hall with enormous murals painted all over the walls and even on the ceiling. It was amazing to see as I have seen very few things like it in the past.

In addition to this, the size of the museum is also impressive and left me surprised. There had to have been at least 12 different courtyards situated throughout the museum, the two biggest ones being at the very entrance of the museum and on the other side of the main hall. They made for a great place to take photos and walk around enjoying the breeze.

Something else I liked was how clean the museum was kept, both in the exhibits and on the outside in the courtyards. I always saw someone walking around with a broom in hand, sweeping up any rubbish they could find.

I really did enjoy coming here though as it was a great place to come and pass the time and see everything the museum...

Wander and wonder at the large well curated collection of art. They regularly change exhibitions, but no matter what they are showing, I imagine it will be well presented with excellent and thorough descriptions, most in Spanish and English. The place is vast with multiple courtyards and buildings.

We saw breathtakingly beautiful art by indigenous artists,room after room of brightly colored elaborate pieces. They also had another exhibition of indigenous art from Australia. I appreciated walking through one and the other to see the many difference in colors, style, techniques but also in themes they shared.

For the month of June they had special exhibits, films, and events for LGBTQ Pride. We missed most of these but from the schedule we saw they had a robust program.

Oh and the hall with the murals by Orozco is stunning arresting, but almost always the most crowded space. Guides described the art on the ceilings and walls.

They also have a cafe that looked like it had good options but we were too much interested in the art to stop for a...