Mazatlán Art Museum
What is now the Mazatlán Art Museum was initially conceived as the House of Culture. According to research conducted in the Public Property Registry Archive, the building was constructed in 1898 by Mr. Pablo Hidalgo, a businessman and shipping agent who set up an exhibition of materials for large ships there. The property underwent a series of exchanges, mortgages, and fractional sales. According to gathered testimonies, during the revolutionary period, the house housed the post office, managed by Bernardo Félix, the father of María Félix, although this information contradicts that provided by Mr. Jesús Ernesto Gómez Rubio, who states that Bernardo Félix served as the head of Hacienda in 1923.
The same house also housed the workshops of the El Demócrata Sinaloense newspaper and the Migration offices. It was also the Army's transmission offices. The family of Mr. Ángel Fajo had a fishing equipment business there, and in the 1960s, they installed a bowling alley.
Currently, the Mazatlán Art Museum is a space open to proposals from the community in general, intended to express the history, present, and expectations of the population, not only of the port city but of the entire state. In this way, the museum welcomes writers, painters, poets, actors, musicians, dancers, journalists, photographers, academics, and all those who need to express something. The Mazatlán Art Museum was founded in November 1998 during the term of Governor Lic. Juan S. Millán Lizárraga.
Temporary, permanent, or significant current or past exhibitions: The Mazatlán Art Museum offers exhibition halls, a permanent hall, and two temporary ones.
Permanent Exhibition Hall "Antonio López Sáenz": Also known as the Antonio López Sáenz Hall in honor of this well-known plastic artist, this hall displays the most important works that make up the institution's collection. The works include those of Mexican artists of international renown, including Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Antonio López Sáenz, José Luis Cuevas, Vicente Rojo, Edgardo Coghlan, among others.
Temporary Exhibition Halls: These exhibition halls are essential for contemporary creators, showcasing works of invited plastic artists from all over the country and, of course, from the state of Sinaloa. The exhibited works include paintings, posters, sculptures, representing the most significant contemporary artistic trends.
Schedules
Monday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Free admission
📍 Location
Sixto Osuna Street No.71, Downtown, 82000 Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
