National Mask Museum

The Mask Museum is a Mexican museum that houses the most popular masks from all over the country. The museum is located in the city of San Luis Potosi and is located on Carmen Square. It was built in the late 19th century, it is also called the National Museum of Mascara.

The museum amazes with a variety of masks and attracts with its extraordinaryness. It contains ancient fascinatingly beautiful masks of Mexican carnivals, which have survived over time. They represent numerous folk traditions, different cultures, as well as historical events of that time. The exhibition of masks in the museum covers about five hundred years to the present day. The collection includes about 1,200 masks.

Neoclassical architecture and decorations on the walls give us an idea of remarkable things, of a whole period. When you visit the museum, you can see that the masks played an important role in the cultural life of Mexicans.