Mummy Museum

The mummy museum was established in the late nineteenth century. It was opened in 1865. At this time, the first mummified body was discovered in the Santa Paulo pantheon. For one hundred and fifty years of existence, the museum has been visited by more than one million visitors. In the collection of the mummy museum there are more than a hundred exhibits. Some of them were donated to the museum by American researchers.

The mummy museum was created to preserve Mexico’s cultural heritage. Each exhibit reflects Guanajuato’s life over several decades. During excursions to the mummy museum, the guide tells visitors about the features of the appearance of mummifications, decorating their graves, and also retells Mexican legends associated with mummies. Each employee of the museum took part in archaeological excavations, which are constantly carried out on the territory of Guanajuato. In 2007, the mummy museum was renovated.