Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca (MACO)


  • CATEGORY: Museums
  • PHONES: (951) 514 2228, 514 1055

REVIEW

The venue of the museum is an old house built in the late 17th century and early 18th century by the Lazo de la Vega and Pinelo Families whose coat of arms dominates the façade. Popularly, the building is known as Hernan Cortes’ house, despite the fact that the conqueror never was in Oaxaca.
In time, the house of the Lazo de la Vega and Pinelo Families went through different owners until the state government acquired it in 1986 to establish the Museum of the City. Six years later, on February 28, 1992, the joint initiative of artists, citizens and authorities the building was now used to create the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca.
In 2010, the house went through a restoration that lasted 18 months. The ceiling of the staircase is a starry vault with arch ribs relief in mortar in which Francisco Toledo worked and now is another visual attraction inside the museum.
The museum also has a sculptural courtyard where lectures and occasional film screenings and performances take place.

ADDRESS

Macedonio Alcalá 202, Col. Oaxaca Centro, C.P. 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca

OPENNING HOURS

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday y Sunday, 10:30 - 20:00 hrs.
Domingos entrada libre

PRICES

$20

DISCOUNTS

Maestros, estudiantes e INAPAM $10

SERVICIOS

Video library | Workshops | Lavatories | Bookstore | Cultural events area | Conferences | Concerts

CONTACT

Lic. Erika Enríquez
Tel. (951) 514 2228, 514 1055
info@museomaco.com

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