Morelia - State Museum

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(Local Name: Museo del Estado) Diagonally opposite Santa Rosa de Lima is the Museo del Estado (State Museum) opened in 1986. It is housed in La Casa de la Emperatriz (House of the Empress, Guillermo Prieto 176) where the wife of Emperor Agustin de Iturbide, Doña Ana Huarte, spent her youth. It displays many exhibits, including pre-Columbian pieces and Indian costumes, a valuable collection of precious stones and minerals, a pharmacy and other objects and documents connected with the history of Michoacán.

Hobbies & Activities category: Western hemisphere native art, artifacts; Archeological exhibit, museum; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Minerals, geology attraction, mining

Address

Museo del Estado
Guillermo Prieto 176
Morelia, Michoacán
Mexico

Hours



Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Open	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00
Closed	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00	22:00	22:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)