Museum of the City

Great local museum and community center. Did I mention that entrance is free? You will learn a lot about the history of Veracruz and it's development. Please be mindful that most of the exhibits are in Spanish. Still, well worth a visit just to get a feel for the history of this historic city. 500 years and counting!

Free, there are people waiting to be guides for tips at the entrance. Small but interesting exhibits mainly in Spanish with a few English translations.

Displays, large posters and photos lead the visitor through Veracruz's lively history, including various invasions by the USA and the French. The longer texts are mostly in Spanish but small explanations under displays are given in English and French. There is a fascinating section on mid-1950s social developments, including the founding of a tenants union with mostly women members, and the warm welcome of the Spanish republicans fleeing Franco's regime in 1939. Also impactful for me was learning that the 'danzon' event regularly held in the main park (zócalo)stems from music-loving Caribbean immigrants. Cubans brought their music as well as baseball to this port city, contributing to the local flair. Oh, and there are also some impressive pre-hispanic Olmec carved figures as well as a replica of the 'colossal heads' if you didn't see an original one. A wonderful free museum just minutes from the zócalo.

Unfortunately the museum is closed for renovation (June 5,2024). The stonework outside on the sidewalk is super cool and the building looks beautiful. We were sad to miss it.

Beautiful traditional building - square, two levels, glass covered courtyard in the middle. It is a small museum, and it is obvious they do not have a large budget - some of the electronic displays did not work - in fact none of them worked. I was the only visitor at the time. Free entry - Yay!

Free. Hot walking around, some fans on. Kinda interesting. We did like they had items in English so we were able to know what things were which was a nice touch. Recommend going on a cool day.

It's a great museum where you can watch part of the history of the state of Veracruz, you can watch lots of interesting things such as different vestiges of the different cultures that inhabit Veracruz, the only bad thing is that the installations are not in the best conditions.

if you want to know Veracruz history, this is the right place. Also amazing old pictures of the city, just love it.