Museums
Amber Museum
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
This place occupies a part of the old convent of La Merced and exhibits pieces of the fossil resin known as ambar, which is considered the gem of Chiapas. Photo gallery
Hermila Domínguez Art Museum
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
It has a collection of Mexican art from the second half of the 20th century. Photo gallery
Archaeological Museum of Comitán
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
Its collection refers to the Mayan sites of the Llanos region, particularly Tenam Puente, a site near the city of Comitán de Domínguez, and exhibits the materials found in recent explorations. Among the objects, the funeral urns stand out, some of them with designs of stepped frets, birds and cats. Photo gallery
Museum of Mayan Medicine
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Its main objective is the dissemination of tsotsil-tseltal healing practices in the state of Chiapas. Formed by a diversity of museum environments that recreate the uses of this traditional medicine, in addition to the practice and therapeutic resources used by the Jilol (push-button), Koponej witz (mountain prayer), Tzakbak (bonesetter), Jvetome (midwife) and Acvomol (herbalist). The museum discourse is developed through six environments or rooms and a demonstration garden, which contains a significant number of medicinal plants. In 1998 the Museum
Mario Uvence Foundation Museum
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
It is an art museum with European and American pieces from the viceregal period and the 19th and 20th centuries. Its library has the collection of books with covers carved by Reynaldo Velázquez, considered unique in the country. Photo gallery
