It is located in the historic downtown of the city, in a section of what once was the Mint of Zacatecas on the 19th century.

What is known today as the Citadel of Art is made up by four temporary rooms of the artists: Ismael Guardado, Juan Manuel de la Rosa, Alejandro Nava, Emilio Carrasco, and two rooms for temporary exhibitions. It also has a documentation center for visual arts, two courtyards for different events, and the Zacatecas Cinematheque, and the Pedro Valtierra Photographic Library.