Instituto Cultural Cabanas, Jalisco, Mexico

4GlobetrotterBella 5:00 PM Apr 7, 2022

Art and culture
If this place is not on your radar, you should consider it. It is beautiful. Great art and architecture. Located near all the other downtown attractions. We went on a Tuesday and it was free. Come to find out, it is free every Tuesday. The wall and ceiling murals are beautiful and they tell a great story. They have QR codes that you can scan that explain each mural in English or Spanish. They also have art exhibits in the other rooms. Take your AirPods and enjoy an hour or so exploring the place. They don’t allow big bags inside, but they have a storage area that is free.

5Wayne 5:00 PM Sep 3, 2021

A Great Way To See Regional Masterpieces
This is a HUGE facility and you could spend all day .... or just an hour or two. If asked, some members of the staff are happy to give free tours and commentary (in Engilsh, too). We connected with a staff guide named Vladimir Orozco (no relation to the famous painter!) who gave us an EXCELLENT orientation and explanation of the works in the main chapel where the murals and "Man on Fire" dome are. We definitely better appreciate the history, sociology, politics of that early 20rth century period because of Vladimir's commentary. After about 20-25 mins with him, we only had time to visit a few other galleries, and Vladimir suggested (and directed us to) some that met our interests and some that were new (and very good!) The placards in the museum are bilingual, highly informative and surprisingly honest (e.g., "Jalisco's painters from this period were mostly men; the women were not as welcome, and basically the feminist painters from this period were mostly from Mexico City where they were welcome.") As mentioned, the facility itself is huge – 2.5 acres. The galleries house all periods of local and regional art of all types – paintings, sculpture, prints, even cartoons. And Jalisco has a lot of really interesting art to offer. Definitely worth seeing.