Museo Amparo

The Museo Amparo in the historic center of Puebla is considered one of the most important history museums in Mexico. It occupies two colonial buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which originally served as a hospital and later as a women's college and place of refuge. The permanent collection traces Mexico's development from the pre-Classic period through the Spanish conquest and beyond. Here you can admire vessels, figurines, stelae, and sculptures from the Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec cultures. A special focus is placed on the colonial era, which is recreated in eleven decorated halls. These rooms showcase furniture, wood carvings, silver, Talavera ceramics, and oil paintings that reflect the home décor of different centuries. As a modern cultural center, the museum offers not only temporary exhibitions but also conferences, concerts, and workshops. With multimedia systems and interactive stations in fourteen galleries, which also support foreign languages, the museum has grown into an innovative and culturally central venue in Latin America.