Humboldt House Museum

Humboldt House - Fine Arts Museum, named after the German traveler and naturalist Henry Alexander von Humboldt. Humboldt House - one of the oldest buildings in Mexico. Its construction dates back to the second half of the XVIII century. It is built in the Moorish style. This building is magnificent beauty. In April 1803 during his travels Humboldt spent the night here. At Humboldt had little time to visit Mexico, but he had a lot. As a result of research he did extensive description of this country. In 1991, when restoration work was carried out, Humboldt House became art museum. The museum has 14 rooms that can hold a lot of works of art with a sign in English and Spanish. Interesting exhibition, which is dedicated to the restoration of the church of Santa Prisca. During the restoration of valuable specimens were found, among them - made on the tapestry and fabrics decorative wooden altars. All of this is now in the museum.