Oaxaca Graphic Arts Institute — Attraction in Oaxaca

ASTONISHING collection of books relating to nearly every facet of art and design you can imagine, contemporary and historic. This library is an unparalleled treasure, and its very existence illustrates the value and significance of art and craft in Oaxaca. Room after room after room of texts covering art and art history, graphic design and designers, interior design, architecture, and Mexico's own extensive textile, arts, and crafts movements. Everything is clearly catalogued in a building whose garden and quiet reading rooms inspire and soothe and educate you all at once. Of the 15-25 museums and sights i packed into my 6-day stay in Oaxaca, this museum was my absolute favorite experience and i would return just to spend a full week in...

Walked here on a Saturday afternoon in early July 2023. The institute was free of charge to enter. It had one very small gallery and a library.

My partner and I explored the facility and it took us all of five minutes to see the place. Would not recommend coming here if you're looking for some time to kill. Although it was small, I did find it to be very cute.

Drop by if you're in the area but do not go out of your way. This place is mostly for students looking for a place to study. The courtyard was very quaint. Would not recommend coming here if you're a tourist. I did not notice if the place has air conditioning but I doubt they do. Beautiful place to come here to study though. I did not see any other...

My biggest regret about my trip to the the city was not taking a whole day to be here and read to my heart's content. I got to browse their section on one of my favorite artists, Leopoldo Mendez, so I got to see some of his work I hadn't seen before. They even had a section dedicated to the various indigenous/ethnic groups in the state, including my own, Mixtec@, which again I'm bummed I didn't make more time to read up. They had a pretty cool zine bookshelf too in the same room where you can make prints of your own designs, which if you want to do you just gotta ask how. Overall a pretty cool library, definitely a stop if you are curious about Mexican anything I'm sure you'll find a...