Mérida

Canton Palace Museum

Merida, Mexico

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Cantona Palace is an old mansion. It belonged to the Mexican family of Governor Rosado and was built in the early twentieth century. The building of the Canton Palace is made in the style of neo-Mannerism. Later, Cato Palace served as both a Hidalgo school and a school of fine arts. Currently there is a museum in the Palace. For this, the building of the Canton Palace was slightly rebuilt. The author of the project of the new building was the Mexican architect Deserti Enrico.

The Canton Palace Museum houses a large collection of items belonging to the Maya tribe of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Here you can find objects of ancient sculpture and ceramics, stones decorated with carvings, as well as arrows and knives.

In the halls of the Palace of Cantona Museum there are both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The objects of the permanent exhibition are located on the first floor, temporary - are located on the second floor of the museum.

Every year, the Canton Palace Museum is visited by travelers from around the world. The people of Mexico also come to its walls.

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