Museo Casa Chihuahua
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Why go
- Temporary exhibitions appear on the first floor and in the basement, changing about every three months.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Miguel Hidalgo’s cellSee the preserved cell associated with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a leader of Mexico’s independence insurgency, and a video recreating his final months. The three-room Site Museum traces the building’s uses from Jesuit college to museum and preserves the tower associated with his imprisonment.Basement Site Museum
What's inside
- Fototeca del Centro INAH Chihuahua — photographic archive.
- Librería Educal — bookshop.
- Telégrafo Café — café.
Tips for your visit
- Consult the museum’s collections and photo archives.
- Attend artistic and academic activities.
Interesting facts4
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Chihuahua once minted and printed its own currency at the mint that occupied this site.
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1811
The facade displays 1811 for Hidalgo’s death and 1910 for the palace’s inauguration.
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The palace housed postal, telegraph, education, mining and other federal offices during the 20th century.
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The former college grounds included land now occupied by the Government Palace and part of the Federal Palace, with Libertad street between them.
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History
- 1717A Jesuit school called Nuestra Señora de Loreto was planned for the site.
- 1718The school's first stone was laid on February 2 under Jesuit supervision and master builder José de la Cruz.
- 1722–1767Teaching took place at the college until the Jesuits were expelled from Spain's crown territories.
- 1786The former school became a military hospital, first directed by doctor Gregorio Arreola.
- 1811Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a leader of the insurgency for independence from Spain, spent his final days in an isolated cell at the site. He was executed on July 30 at the neighbouring Government Palace.
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- 1878Most of the college was demolished, except for the tower associated with Hidalgo's imprisonment.
- 1908–1911The mint was demolished in 1908. Engineers Mariano M. del Campo and William A. Bird built the Federal Palace, inaugurated on September 16, 1910, during independence-centenary celebrations. Federal offices opened the following March.
- During the revolutionAbraham Gonzalez was imprisoned in the palace and later murdered on Victoriano Huerta's orders.
- 2003The cultural center project began at the request of state governor Patricio Martínez García.
- 2004The postal service left the building. On May 1, a public trust for Casa Chihuahua was legally established, bringing together federal, state and municipal governments and private participants.
- 2005–2006Restoration began in early 2005 and was completed in November 2006. Casa Chihuahua opened to visitors on November 17, 2006.
How to get there
- On footAddress: Libertad 901, Zona Centro, Chihuahua.
Sources: Museo Casa Chihuahua - Wikipedia · Chihuahua - Wikivoyage (see) · Casa Chihuahua · Casa Chihuahua - Un Poco de Historia · Casa Chihuahua: Directorio · Museo Casa Chihuahua - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026
- Website
- casachihuahua.org.mx/
- Phone
- +52 614 410 4898
Questions and answers
Why was the Federal Palace built?
It brought federal government offices together in one place.
What can visitors do beyond viewing exhibitions at Museo Casa Chihuahua?
They can attend artistic and academic activities and consult collections and photographic archives.
What happened at the palace during the Mexican Revolution?
Abraham González was imprisoned there and later murdered on Victoriano Huerta’s orders.
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