Museum of the City — Attraction in Veracruz

Displays, large posters and photos lead the visitor through Veracruz's lively history, including various invasions by the USA and the French. The longer texts are mostly in Spanish but small explanations under displays are given in English and French. There is a fascinating section on mid-1950s social developments, including the founding of a tenants union with mostly women members, and the warm welcome of the Spanish republicans fleeing Franco's regime in 1939. Also impactful for me was learning that the 'danzon' event regularly held in the main park (zócalo)stems from music-loving Caribbean immigrants. Cubans brought their music as well as baseball to this port city, contributing to the local flair. Oh, and there are also some impressive pre-hispanic Olmec carved figures as well as a replica of the 'colossal heads' if you didn't see an original one. A wonderful free museum just minutes...

Ubicado en las calles de Zaragoza No. 397 entre Esteban Morales y Francisco Canal . El Museo de la Ciudad es un lugar único en su categoría , la arquitectura colonial nos brinda inmensos corredores arcos y amplias salas de exposiciones que nos remontan a los mejores días , sus paredes plagadas de historia , nos remontan a las viejas tradiciones usos y costumbres de la sociedad Veracruzana. Su Director actual es el Licenciado Ricardo Cañas Montalvo quien en ardua labor se ha dedicado a recabar datos y bienes históricos varios pertenecientes a personajes destacados de épocas pasadas encontramos artículos de uso personal desde una silla hasta alguno que otro de uso bélico que ha tenido importancia en el desarrollo de nuestra vida actual un paseo cultural con Dejos de nostalgia al recuerdo de gente que ha luchado por el progreso de su estado. En el se llevan al cabo varios eventos de tipo social , cultural y artístico , se montan exposiciones de todo tipo, su horario es de lunes a viernes de 9:00 A.M. a 17:00 P.M. un paseo por la historia un lugar recomendable una visita...

Great local museum and community center. Did I mention that entrance is free? You will learn a lot about the history of Veracruz and it's development. Please be mindful that most of the exhibits are in Spanish. Still, well worth a visit just to get a feel for the history of this historic city. 500 years...