Franz Mayer Museum (Museo Franz Mayer)
9 expert reviews
“This museum bears the name of Franz Mayer, a rich collector born in Germany who acquired top-quality works of Mexican decorative art including textiles, silver, furniture and ceramics.”
– Michelin Guide
"Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this museum exhibits thousands of works collected by Franz Mayer, which he left to the Mexican people." Full review
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"Occupies the old hospice of the San Juan de Dios order." Full review
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The exhibit halls open onto a sumptuous colonial patio, where you can grab a bite
"The 18th-century museum houses an excellent decorative-arts collection." Full review
"Beyond housing some of the discipline’s most relevant temporary exhibits, it’s also home to the country’s most important collection of decorative arts from the 16th-19th centuries." Full review
"Occupies a former colonial convent and is home to its namesake patron’s vast decorative-arts collection, focused on Mexico’s viceregal and early-republican epochs. Rarely crowded" Full review
"These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis. " Full review
"A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century. " Full review
"Heaven for lovers of antiques, this collection of decorative furniture, rugs, paintings, ceramics, and silverware was the life's work of German immigrant Franz Mayer" Full review