This musuem exhibits the work of modern Mexican-Japanese muralist and landscape artist Luis Nishizawa (1918–2014). Nishizawa was born in the state of Mexico and trained in both Mexican and Japanese artistic styles, which is reflected in murals constructed from ceramics. He is known for his mixed-media sculptures and intensely colorful ink paintings of nature and people. His works are held in collections across the world, including MOMAK in Kyoto.
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At the northeast end of Plaza Garibay, the stunning and unique Cosmovitral JardÃn Botánico was built in 1909 as a market. The building now houses 3500 sq…
Ex-Convento Santo Desierto del Carmen
22.75 MILES
This weathered 17th-century former Carmelite monastery within the Parque Nacional Desierto de Los Leones provides an interesting glimpse of what it would…
25.66 MILES
An invigorating 358-step hike up the mountainside above Malinalco takes you to one of the country’s few reasonably well-preserved temples (even surviving…
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This interactive collection of live and mounted insects and other creepy crawlies is a giggly delight. You can join a continual circuit tour where you can…
Museo de Arte Moderno del Estado de México
3.34 MILES
The Museo de Arte Moderno traces the development of Mexican art from the late-19th-century Academia de San Carlos to the Nueva Plástica and includes…
Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones
23.21 MILES
Cool, fragrant pine and oak forests dominate this 20-sq-km national park in the hills surrounding the Valle de México. Around 23km southwest of Mexico…
Museo de AntropologÃa e História
3.3 MILES
This standout museum presents exhibits on the state’s history from prehistoric times to the 20th century, with a good collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts…
3.29 MILES
This museum has a wonderfully varied collection of Mexico’s traditional arts and crafts, with some astounding ‘trees of life’ from Metepec, whimsical Day…
Nearby Toluca attractions
1. Museo Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez
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Dedicated to Mexican painter Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez (1824-1904), the Museo Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez is divided into eight rooms in an 18th Century…
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This museum is dedicated to landscape painter José MarÃa Velasco (1840–1912), who helped to create a sense of Mexican identity through the country's…
3. Museo de Bellas Artes de Toluca
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The ex-convent buildings adjacent to the Templo del Carmen, on the north side of Plaza Garibay, house Toluca’s Museo de Bellas Artes, which exhibits…
4. Cosmovitral JardÃn Botánico
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At the northeast end of Plaza Garibay, the stunning and unique Cosmovitral JardÃn Botánico was built in 1909 as a market. The building now houses 3500 sq…
3.28 MILES
This large cultural center, 4.5km west of the city center, houses three good museums (which all keep the same hours). It’s no must-see, but still a…
6. Museo de Culturas Populares
3.29 MILES
This museum has a wonderfully varied collection of Mexico’s traditional arts and crafts, with some astounding ‘trees of life’ from Metepec, whimsical Day…
7. Museo de AntropologÃa e História
3.3 MILES
This standout museum presents exhibits on the state’s history from prehistoric times to the 20th century, with a good collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts…
8. Museo de Arte Moderno del Estado de México
3.34 MILES
The Museo de Arte Moderno traces the development of Mexican art from the late-19th-century Academia de San Carlos to the Nueva Plástica and includes…