Museo del Desierto

Name: Museo del Desierto
Address: Carlos Avedrop Davila No 3745 Parque las Maravillas, Saltillo, Saltillo, MX
Telephone: +52 844 986 9000

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Museo del Desierto is a natural history museum in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, devoted to the Chihuahua Desert. Its collections include fossils, plants and animals native to the Mexican desert.

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Why go

The centerpiece T. rex skeleton, excavated in the nearby desert, measures 17 metres long and five metres tall.
Prehistoric animal reconstructions include Latirhinus, Sabinasaurus and Quetzalcoatlus.
Mammoths, saber-toothed cats, short-faced bears and gomphotheres illustrate 12,000 years of regional biodiversity.
A biodome presents several ecosystems and varied wildlife in an interactive pavilion reaching back 70 million years.

Opening hours

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Tuesday10:00 – 17:00

Wednesday10:00 – 17:00

Thursday10:00 – 17:00

Friday10:00 – 17:00

Saturday10:00 – 17:00

Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Don't miss

Desert originsExplore how fossils found in Mexican deserts help explain desert origins, alongside regional minerals including coal.Desert-history pavilion
Nomadic life and rock artSee regional petroglyphs and rock paintings alongside exhibits on nomadic customs and rituals.People and the desert pavilion
Regional palaeontologyTry interactive activities presenting recent palaeontological discoveries from northern Mexico.

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Know before you go

Parque las Maravillas, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Carlos Abedrop Dávila 3745
Telephone: +52 844 986 9000

What's inside

The museum is a modern complex arranged in four themed pavilions.
Desert history — 1,600 m²
People and the desert — 1,000 m²
Evolution and biodiversity — 1,600 m²
Ecosystems: laboratories of life — 1,200 m²

Tips for your visit

Try the interactive activities about recent palaeontology discoveries from the region.

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162 specimens
The museum holds 162 specimens of Salinites grossicostatum.
Museo del Desierto - Wikipedia
Its herpetology laboratory studies and monitors reptiles kept at the museum.
Musée du Désert (Mexique) - Wikipedia
The museum was conceived to promote ecological awareness through interactive displays about desert life and species evolution.
Museo del Desierto - Wikipedia

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History

1990sRegional discoveries in geology, anthropology, palaeontology and biology prompted the museum project.
25 November 1999Designed by Francisco López Guerra, the museum opened at an inauguration attended by President Ernesto Zedillo and directors of the Amigos del Desierto de Coahuila foundation.
4 August 2005The Evolution and Biodiversity pavilion opened.
2014The Evolution and Biodiversity pavilion was renovated.

How to get there

CarThe museum is at Carlos Avedrop Davila No 3745, Parque las Maravillas, Saltillo.

Sources: Desert Museum (Mexico) - Wikipedia · Saltillo - Wikivoyage (see) · Museo del Desierto - Wikipedia · Musée du Désert (Mexique) - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where

Carlos Avedrop Davila No 3745 Parque las Maravillas, Saltillo

Website: museodeldesierto.org/
Phone: +52 844 986 9000

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Questions and answers

When is Museo del Desierto open?

Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.

How can I buy tickets for Museo del Desierto?

Tickets are sold online through the museum’s website.

Who designed Museo del Desierto?

Architect Francisco López Guerra.

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