National Museum of Death

The National Museum of Death is located in the cultural part of the city of Aguascalientes on the territory of the Autonomous University. The museum is dedicated to distributing items related to death in Mexico. These items belonged to the collection of writer Octavio Gil Bajonero, who donated them to the university.

Octavio Gil Bajonero began his collection with items that Mexicans decorated their homes during Day of the Dead. Over the years, the collection has been replenished with works of fine art by Manuel Manilla, Jose Guadalupe Posada and Francisco Toledo. On November 8, 2006, an agreement was signed between the Autonomous University and Octavio Gil Bajonero for the donation of all works and the creation of a museum. On June 19, 2007, at the celebration of the 34th anniversary of the founding of the university, the National Museum of Death opened.

The museum's collection includes about 2,000 works of pre-Hispanic, sacred, modern and craft arts.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 18:30. Entrance costs 10 pesos and is free on Sundays.