Museum of Aguascaliente

The Aguascalientes Museum is a museum of painting featuring the works of the best Mexican artists of all time. It was built in 1903 in the city of the same name. The building was designed by Refugio Reyes Rivas in the neoclassical style. From 1903 to 1915 it was a Catholic college. After minor renovations and an increase in the area, a school for girls was organized here, which existed until 1975. To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the official foundation of the city of Aguascalientes in October 1975, the Museum of Aguascalientes was opened for visitors.

The interior of the museum consists of two courtyards. The first is dominated by arches with rectangular columns. In the second yard there is a beautiful garden with fountains. The museum features 5 permanent galleries featuring works by artists such as Saturnino Herr n with his "El m s pintor de los mexicanos y m s mexicano de los pintores", Gabriel Fern ndez Ledesma, Juan de Mata y Pacheco, Jes s F. Contreras and Francisco D az de Len, as well as two rooms that offer temporary exhibitions of contemporary national art. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, the ticket price is 10 pesos.