Museo La Esquina, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Mexico
4.5 (490 reviews) Sunday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #8 in Guanajuato Speciality Museums
Wonderful for Families, Solo, All Ages + Great Gift Shop
"La Esquina", Mexican Folk toy museum, is a cultural institution devoted to preserve Mexican toys and playful domains. In order to spread its collection , that consists by more than one thousand objects, this first in its genre country-wide museum was created to permanently-wise exhibit, this rustic toy heritage acquired by Angélica Tijerina over the course of fifty years. The toys are considered samples of the artisans production history in México.
Address
Calle Nunez 40 Centro, San Miguel de Allende 37729 Mexico
Mobile
Website
http://www.museolaesquina.org.mx/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 13:43
User Ratings
4.5 based on (490 reviews)
Reviews
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4DCtravels11 5:00 PM Jul 20, 2022
Culturally fascinating collection lacks context
The museum has some great collected pieces. Some displays were very unique folk art. My complaint is that the curated text was very general and didn’t really give cultural context to what is being viewed. A hundred interesting stories could be told, but the visitor is left wanting more. Also, they have a lot of staff who appear to be bored teens putting in their hours guarding the collection. Why not teach the staff to talk a bit about the collection and make the visit more fulfilling?
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4Patti H 5:00 PM Jun 6, 2022
A Quick Unique Outing
We kept walking by this when we went to the gym and noticed the toys in the window. I thought it was a toy store. Duh! It's a toy museum. It has several (small ) floors and the displays are done really well. (We've been to several children's museums in the States while vacationing with our kids in the past.) They have QR codes for info, but I find I'm impatient in that situation. It was all in Spanish-- unless my ineptness missed something! After a few displays, I discovered displayed boards you could look at (like a menu) that explained the toys in English. It was so interesting, especially the miniature toys. The price was only 50 pesos a person. My only suggestion would be (esp. if they want to make money) is to have more items to purchase in the gift shop. It was confusing what was a display (don't touch) and what was for purchase. All in all , a fun short experience.
