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Oct 30, 2024

　　This bright and inviting museum showcases handicrafts from Morelos, including life-size chinelos (costumed dancers with upturned chins from Morelos). Most of the pieces are displayed out in the open, not behind glass, so you can get close and admire the handiwork. The attached store sells quality pieces that you won’t see in your average crafts market.

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　　This bright and inviting museum showcases handicrafts from Morelos, including life-size chinelos (costumed dancers with upturned chins from Morelos). Most of the pieces are displayed out in the open, not behind glass, so you can get close and admire the handiwork. The attached store sells quality pieces that you won’t...

Museo Robert Brady

　　Let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to be independently wealthy and spend their life traveling around the world collecting art for their lavish Mexican mansion? If that option isn’t open to you, visit this museum – easily one of Cuernavaca’s best – and live vicariously. The one-time home of American...

　　This extravagant property, inspired by Versailles (though with mere park-like results), features gardens formally laid out in a series of terraces with paths, steps and fountains. Duck into the house to get an idea of how Mexico’s 19th-century aristocracy lived. In typical colonial style, the buildings are arranged around courtyards....

Museo Regional Cuauhnáhuac

　　The Palacio de Cortés houses this excellent museum, which has two floors of exhibits highlighting Mexican cultures and history. On the ground floor, exhibits focus on pre-Hispanic cultures, including the local Tlahuica and their relationship with the Aztec empire. Most labeling is in Spanish only, with a few well-translated exceptions....

Palacio de Cortés

　　Cortés’ imposing medieval-style fortress stands opposite the southeast end of the Plaza de Armas. This two-story stone palace was built in 1535 on the base of the city pyramid that Cortés destroyed after taking Cuauhnáhuac. The base is still visible from various points on the ground floor. An earthquake in...

Catedral de Cuernavaca

　　Cuernavaca’s cathedral, Templo de la Asunción de María is plain and solid with an unembellished facade. It stands in a large high-walled recinto (compound), built in a grand, fortress-like style in an effort to impress, intimidate and defend against the local people. Franciscans started work on what was one of...

Jardín Juárez

　　Adjoining the northwest corner of the Plaza de Armas is the Jardín Juárez, where the central gazebo (designed by tower specialist Gustave Eiffel) houses juice and sandwich stands. Live-band concerts on Thursday and Sunday evenings start at 6pm. Roving vendors sell balloons, ice cream and corn on the cob under...

Museo Juan Soriano

　　Opened in 2018, this contemporary art museum is comprised of off-white cubes squatting a few blocks west of the zócalo. Temporary exhibits have included the grotesque sculptures of Javier Marín and the cosmovisión (worldview) of Ángela Gurría. The permanent collection displays the 1200 paintings, drawings and costume designs of modern...

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