Museo Regional de Cholula

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Museo Regional de Cholula — Museum exterior with its tower, garden, and hillside church behind Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited
Museo Regional de Cholula — Museum exterior with its tower, garden, and hillside church behindMuseo Regional de Cholula — White museum facade and shaded veranda across the courtyardMuseo Regional de Cholula — Long shaded veranda along the museum’s white interior courtyardMuseo Regional de Cholula — Passage through the museum courtyard between white buildingsMuseo Regional de Cholula — Museum courtyard entrance with its tower and palmsMuseo Regional de Cholula — Open courtyard among the museum’s historic buildings and palmsMuseo Regional de Cholula — Corner of a white museum building beside the courtyardMuseo Regional de Cholula — Museum walkway beside a modern brick building and landscaped groundsMuseo Regional de Cholula — Curved-roof museum building with glass entrance and hillside beyondMuseo Regional de Cholula — Stone courtyard niche with two small display figuresMuseo Regional de Cholula — Museum courtyard and garden beneath the tree-covered hillside

What's on here

Why go

  • The Puebla folk-art gallery's Talavera pottery, textiles and religious art.
  • Paintings, sculptures and objects from New Spain monasteries and churches, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
  • The Puebla-Tlaxcala landscape and views of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl in a dedicated gallery.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • AlebrijesThirty-five creatures made from cardboard and copal wood include cardboard works by Pedro Linares and wooden examples with Oaxacan roots.Alebrijes room
  • Quauhquechollan Cloth replicaA life-size replica appears in the gallery about Cholula's resurgence.Gallery about Cholula's resurgence
  • Archaeological objectsObjects from Cholula and other regions span the Preclassic to Postclassic eras.Archaeological exhibition

What's inside

  • Eight exhibition rooms connect by corridors.
  • The Tlachihualtépetl exhibition covers early settlements near Popocatépetl and the pyramid’s construction.
  • Videos explore World Heritage in Mexico.

With kids

  • For an interactive stop, try the digital feature about the Mexica pantheon in the Cholula crossroads gallery.

Tips for your visit

  • Do not assume the museum’s corridor links provide visitor access to the pyramid tunnels or public park; check access separately.

Interesting facts4

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  1. The collection spans pre-Hispanic, viceregal, contemporary and popular art.

    Regional Museum of Cholula - Wikipedia
  2. The building formerly housed a psychiatric hospital founded by the Hospitaller Order of San Juan de Dios.

    Regional Museum of Cholula - Wikipedia
  3. 23 January

    The museum opened to the public on 23 January.

    Regional Museum of Cholula - Wikipedia
  4. 881 pieces

    A state review found 881 pieces unaccounted for at the museum.

    Regional Museum of Cholula - Wikipedia

Shorts

How to get there

  • On footLook for the museum beside the Great Pyramid of Cholula, within the archaeological zone.

Sources: Regional Museum of Cholula - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026

Where
Calle 14 Pte. 307, San Andres Cholula

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Questions and answers

Are all collection pieces at Museo Regional de Cholula accounted for?

A state review found 881 pieces unaccounted for at the museum.

What can I see at Museo Regional de Cholula?

The galleries include a life-size replica of the Quauhquechollan Cloth in the exhibition about Cholula’s resurgence.

How many exhibition rooms does Museo Regional de Cholula have?

It has eight exhibition rooms.

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