Its one of those experiences that frames the history of the place you're visiting and makes you…read moresay, "oh, now I get it! " Im not a mega museum fan but this one is curated from local history and artists and is a must when in Oaxaca. Let your imagination run wild with the events that must have taken place in the stunning corridors. It would be the perfect place for a masquerade ball.

Gorgeous museum showcasing history in Oaxaca, from the indigenous Zapotec era through the Spanish…read morecolonization. The architecture is stunning and spacious. The exhibits are super organized and clean. Highly recommended and well worth the $5 admission fee. Clean restrooms as well.

Very quick, no English but not a big deal. Lovely see the cactus flowers up close. Not allowed in…read moremost of the garden including the ethnobotanical, which was sad. Best view of garden is from the museum with no time limit.

Tours are at 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12 and 12:30. You can't enter without a tour and it's free. No more…read moreEnglish tours and not much was said during the tour which lasted 30 minutes. Bathrooms were nice. Overall a pretty place but if you don't have time, it's ok to miss it.

Who doesn't like freebies? I do, and that's why this is one of my favourite holidays in Oaxaca…read more I know it's not the most important part of the holiday but it makes it quite exciting. So the basic story is that on the fourth Friday of lent people recreate a bible passage in which a Samaritan woman gave Jesus water from a well. So now every year there's people lineups waiting to get a glass of free "agua", which is not the same as a jugo (agua is somewhat of a watered down juice mixed with sugar or syrup). The beauty of this is the people don't deny the glass of water to anyone and the tables where the water jugs are, tend to be decorated with flowers to make it look like a well like in the bible.

La Samaritana is one of the best traditions you can experience in Oaxaca. It basically about giving…read moreFREE cups of water to everyone and anyone walking down your street. La Samaritana is a tradition based in the catholicism, its celebrated three weeks before the Good Friday of Lent and is based on a bible verse of a woman giving Jesus water from a well in the city of Siquem. The most traditional water recipes you will fin are: horchata con tuna (rice water with the fruit of tuna), chilacayota (pumpkin water) and jamaica (hibiscus). However, every year families and commercial establishments innovate and offer a delicious variety of flavors. From rice water with coconut to pineapple with rose petals, La Samaritana offers a large range on water recipes that makes this tradition a delicious experience that its worth living.

At my son's school recently they had an arts week and they asked for some materials for them to…read morepaint a lion. I had no clue where to get the materials so my aunts mentioned this store. I called ahead asked for them to hold the materials for me and I would pick them up later. When I arrived they had my items in a bag ready for me to pay & pick up. Also there's a huge selection of materials for art projects. My mom had been looking for a place to buy paint for some ceramic decorations she had, this was the place a friend recommended and they even helped her choose the right colors,

The store has nearly everything for all mediums. The staff is friendly and they offer "free art…read moreclasses" 2x per week with a talented teacher in all types of art. The prices are very reasonable... caution once they take your money you cannot exchange for anything - I paid for one set of art supplies and then (immediately) asked if I could change it for the more expensive one and was told NO!. Now I know :) I would recommend visiting this store for all you artistic needs. They have a large inventory to meet almost every need.

Walked here on a Saturday afternoon in early July 2023. The institute was free of charge to enter…read more It had one very small gallery and a library. My partner and I explored the facility and it took us all of five minutes to see the place. Would not recommend coming here if you're looking for some time to kill. Although it was small, I did find it to be very cute. Drop by if you're in the area but do not go out of your way. This place is mostly for students looking for a place to study. The courtyard was very quaint. Would not recommend coming here if you're a tourist. I did not notice if the place has air conditioning but I doubt they do. Beautiful place to come here to study though. I did not see any other tourists there.

A very small and rather underwhelming collection. 30 mins…read morewas more than enough time for us and that included us watching a 10 min film.

We stopped by the Museo Textil de Oaxaca on our first day in Oaxaca. It's a small museum, but it's…read morefree to visit and worth a quick wander around during your visit. The architecture is really stunning, and it's a good introduction to the textile arts that are foundational to Oaxaca.

I did not expect this fair to be as large and organized as it was. There were over 150 mezcal…read morebooths, that I could tell. There were food vendors, as well as crafts and goods being sold adjacent to the main area. There was also a great party vibe as the night progressed. There were a lot of mezcal-based cocktails being sold, and they all started to resemble each other towards the end of the day for me. But overall, it's a cool venue and phenomenal fair if you enjoy mezcal.

Donation to enter Inside is very well put together…read more There is a nice variety of local art, paintings and sculptures I am glad we were able to visit this museum

What a great museum about textiles and the history, very user friendly placards and also had…read moreEnglish which was very nice. Definitely recommend!!