Obiekty kulturalne w Morelii

Cultural Highlights of Morelia

Explore Morelia’s history through its concentrated collection of colonial architecture and specialized museums. This list features the 17th-century Baroque library of the Universidad Michoacana and the birth house of revolutionary leader José María Morelos. Visitors can examine viceregal religious art at the Museo de Arte Colonial, traditional Michoacán crafts at the House of Handicrafts, and ethnographic mask collections. The selection includes the Centro Cultural Clavijero, a former Jesuit college, and the Regional Museum, which houses archaeological artifacts and regional pottery.

Cultural Highlights of Morelia — Mapa

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Museo de Arte Colonial

Housed in an 18th-century residence, this museum displays viceregal religious art, including a collection of Christ figures crafted from traditional corn cane paste and oil paintings from the colonial era.

VeoKenxiz / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public Library

A university library located in a 17th-century Baroque house, housing a valuable collection of old manuscripts and documents.

VeoKenxiz / CC BY-SA 3.0

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House of Handicrafts

A museum run by public cultural organisation, housing folk art and craft as well as a shop, where you can buy traditional hand-made goods.

Gabriel Rodríguez López / Public domain

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Birth House of Jose Maria Morelos

The house where the revolutionary leader Jose Maria Morelos was born. Nowadays this Neoclassical building serves as a library and museum.

VeoKenxiz / GFDL

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Regional Museum Michoacan

A museum focused on Hispanic cultures of the Michoacan region, housing archaeological artifacts, art and pottery.

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Centro Cultural Clavijero

A mid-17th-century Baroque building that formerly served as a Jesuit college. It features a large central courtyard and hosts temporary art exhibitions, cultural workshops, and significant murals.

Zakoo / CC-BY-SA

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Morelos House Museum

A former house and a museum of Mexican revolutionist José María Morelos who was executed in 1815.

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Planetario "Lic. Felipe Rivera"

Established in 1975, this facility uses a Mark IV Zeiss projector to display celestial shows and provides astronomical education within the city's convention center grounds.

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Monumental Flag

The banderas monumentales are a collection of tall flagpoles containing large flags of Mexico located throughout Mexico.

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Mask Museum

A museum located in the 'Casa de Cultura', where unique collections of masks and other etnographic artifacts are exhibited.