Museo Rufino Tamayo, Oaxaca: Modest But Superb Pre-Columbian Collection

Museo Rufino Tamayo, Oaxaca

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The Museo Rufino Tamayo is an art museum in the city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Wikipedia

Address: Av. José María Morelos 503, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax.

Opened: 1979

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Closes soon: 7PM ⋅ Opens 10AM Fri

Phone: 951 516 7617

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6 PM: Usually not too busy

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Charming museum with a broad collection of pre-Hispanic Mexican art, plus workshops & events. - Google

727 reviews

"The quality of the craftsmanship is excellent and the prices match that."

"Small but nice selection."

"Amazing place, awsome art, a must visit."

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Helena RG

3 reviews

a month ago

This museum is beautiful and holds a super interesting collection of ancient pieces (statues, jewelry, vases, ornaments, objects used in rituals, etc) from the prehispanic epochs and from diverse sites in Mexico. The building is amazing and …More

Allan Haze

Local Guide · 624 reviews · 274 photos

5 months ago

Great collection of pre-hispanic artifacts. Presented more for an aesthetic quality than a normal museum. Lovely building to relax in as well. Sunday seemed to be half price day.

Katarzyna 'Kotik' N.

Local Guide · 57 reviews · 53 photos

5 months ago

The museum is not as big as in the DF,but the shown exhibit are well preserved. Entrance cost 90$. They have also temporary exhibition.

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RufinoTamayo » MAPRT Oaxaca

www.rufinotamayo.org.mx › tamayo › maprt-oaxaca

”Tamayo fue sensible a la necesidad de ampliar los horizontes culturales de sus
semejantes, por lo que creó el Museo de Arte Prehispánico de México que ...