HTML SitemapExplore
logo
Find Things to DoFind The Best Restaurants

Two Must-Visit Museums in Querétaro (QRO) City Center

💧We explored two strikingly different museums, each leaving an unforgettable impression! (1) Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Querétaro (MACQ) ⭐History:1640: Founded as the Convento de la Santa Cruz, the first missionary college in the Americas. ⭕1857: Converted into military headquarters after becoming state property.20th century: Served as an elementary school until abandonment in 2008. 🌊2018: Reborn as a cutting-edge museum with:Media library • Digital art lab • Archives (2) Museo Fundación Santiago Carbonell. Admission: Free (tips welcome). 🌴Highlights:Features surrealist works by master painter Santiago Carbonell, blending life/death, past/future, and reality/illusion. ✅The haunting "Vigilantes Diurnos" (Daytime Watchers) stood out—a sleeping figure whose spirit guards itself. As the curator noted: "Every interpretation breathes new life into the art." #Mexico #Museums #Travel

Related posts
Mochomos Querétaro: A Must-Visit Culinary Gem in QuerétaroHacienda Laborcilla: Querétaro's Culinary LegendAn Innovative Mexican Culinary Experience in Querétaro Contemporary Italian Aesthetics in QuerétaroQuerétaro's Brick Aqueduct: A Monument of Love 🇲🇽Querétaro Food Guide | Must-Try Eats in Mexico
Emma Richter
Emma Richter
4 months ago
Emma Richter
Emma Richter
4 months ago
no-comment

No one has commented yet...

Two Must-Visit Museums in Querétaro (QRO) City Center

💧We explored two strikingly different museums, each leaving an unforgettable impression! (1) Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Querétaro (MACQ) ⭐History:1640: Founded as the Convento de la Santa Cruz, the first missionary college in the Americas. ⭕1857: Converted into military headquarters after becoming state property.20th century: Served as an elementary school until abandonment in 2008. 🌊2018: Reborn as a cutting-edge museum with:Media library • Digital art lab • Archives (2) Museo Fundación Santiago Carbonell. Admission: Free (tips welcome). 🌴Highlights:Features surrealist works by master painter Santiago Carbonell, blending life/death, past/future, and reality/illusion. ✅The haunting "Vigilantes Diurnos" (Daytime Watchers) stood out—a sleeping figure whose spirit guards itself. As the curator noted: "Every interpretation breathes new life into the art." #Mexico #Museums #Travel

Querétaro
Museum of Contemporary Art of Querétaro
Museo Fundación Santiago Carbonell
Museum of Contemporary Art of QuerétaroMuseum of Contemporary Art of QuerétaroMuseo Fundación Santiago CarbonellMuseo Fundación Santiago Carbonell