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Museo Amparo
Museo Amparo Review
Home to the private collection of pre-Columbian and Colonial-era art of Mexican banker and philanthropist Manuel Espinoza Yglesias, Museo Amparo is one of the country's grandest museums. It exhibits unforgettable pieces from all over Mexico, including more than 2,000 pre-Hispanic artifacts. The collection includes colonial-era painting, sculpture, and decorative objects and a small modern art section notable for works by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Miguel Felguérez, and Vicente Rojo.
- Address: Calle 2 Sur 708, at Av. 9 Oriente, Puebla, 72000 | Map It
- Phone: 222/246-4646; 222/229-3850
- Cost: $3.50; free Mon.
- Hours: Wed.--Mon. 10--6
- Website: www.museoamparo.com
- Location: Puebla
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