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Museo Casa del Mendrugo
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Museo Casa del Mendrugo is an ethnographic museum in a historic Jesuit house in Puebla’s Centro Histórico, exploring the city’s pre-Hispanic past and history.
Why go
- Chuchita, a woman who lived about 3,500 years ago, is the oldest known human evidence from present-day Puebla.
- A historic house dating to the origins of Puebla, founded in 1531.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 22:00
Tuesday09:00 – 22:00
Wednesday09:00 – 22:00
Thursday09:00 – 22:00
Friday09:00 – 22:00
Saturday09:00 – 22:00
Sunday09:00 – 18:00
Don't miss
- The burial offeringThe burial contained remains of at least three people, accompanied by ceramic and stone funerary objects.
- Amos por siempreLos Amos were elders who led rituals and dispensed justice. Their carved remains were kept for ceremonies.
- Colonial mayolica and TalaveraLook for colonial mayolica and Talavera in the collection.
What's inside
- The collections include objects from an ancient Mixtec-Zapotec community in the Oaxaca-Puebla region.
- The cultural space also includes a gallery of Indigenous and contemporary art.
With kids
- The displays include human skeletal remains and carved skulls and bones.
Tips for your visit
- The cultural space also includes a restaurant, café and jazz club.
- Folk-art workshops and courses cover catrinas, piñatas, alebrijes and traditional toys, taught by master artisan Luis Reyes Ponce de León and others.
Interesting facts3
History
- 1767After the Jesuits were expelled, the building passed to the Catholic Church and became part of Colegio del Estado.
- 1821Agustín de Iturbide stayed at the house while travelling to Córdoba to sign the independence treaties.
- 2008Restoration began, with INAH approval, after abandonment and severe deterioration, to turn the house into a cultural space.
- 2010Excavation for a water tank uncovered a Preclassic, Olmec-style burial. Restoration finds helped inspire the museum.
- March 19, 2013The museum was founded.
How to get there
- On footFind the museum at 4 Sur 304, near Puebla Cathedral.
Sources: Casa del Mendrugo - Wikipedia · Casa del Mendrugo Museum: A most in Puebla City · checked 4 Oct 2026
Where
Calle 4 Sur 304 Downtown, Puebla
- Website
- casadelmendrugo.com/museo
- Phone
- +522223268060
Questions and answers
Why is Museo Casa del Mendrugo called that?
Its name refers to alms local worshippers gave the Jesuits to build the house.
Is 2 La Palma Street a different location from Museo Casa del Mendrugo?
No. It is the house’s former address; the current address is 4 Sur 304.
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