Located in what was the convent of La Merced, is this wonderful and interesting museum of a fossil resin that has served as an icon and inspiration for Chiapas Artisans: Amber, the most characteristic gem of Chiapas. Miners, artisans and merchants from the municipality of Simojovel had the initiative to create this space for the exhibition and sale of such an appreciated Chiapas jewel; whose themes, contents and collections were built from their ideas, experiences, contributions and enriching proposals.

Amber, the most characteristic gem of Chiapas, is exhibited here in its different presentations: carved pieces, jewelry, and objects of great artisan value. Amber has been used by man throughout history as a ceremonial offering, protection, for medicinal purposes and as raw material to make amulets, jewelry and art objects; in addition to providing important information about extinct life, through the study of its encrustations.

In the different spaces, visitors are shown the Amber from its origin, countries where deposits existed and exist, how it was formed, how it is extracted, all the pre-Hispanic and current uses.

The Chiapas Amber Museum is inaugurated on December 4, 2000. It is the only one of its kind in America and one of the few in the world. It has more than 300 pieces on display, both raw and pieces that have been made by artisans and have been awarded prizes in the state amber contest.

Address: Calle Diego de Mazariegos, in the former convent of the Church of La Merced
Telephone: (967) 678 9716
Website: http://www.museodelambar.com.mx
Email: lunabdoctor@gmail.com
Manager and/or person in charge: Dr. Bibiano Luna Castro
 

The museum is located inside the Ex-Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán located in the Barrio del Cerrillo, one of the most traditional and representative of the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, and is attached to the Temple of Santo Domingo, whose cover is cataloged as one of the best examples of the Baroque in Latin America. Overall, it is one of the most representative examples of religious architecture in the country. In addition to its religious vocation, the colonial building was the headquarters of a military barracks in the government of Venustiano Carranza and an important setting during the Cristero era. As a museum space it was consolidated in 1988, with the support of the historian Jan de Vos and his wife Emma Cosío.

The enclosure has in its rooms a renewed museographic discourse. The curatorship is committed to showing the future of the region through archaeological, colonial and 19th century collections. Pre-Hispanic pieces, recovered in excavations carried out in the 20th century, objects that refer to the colonization and evangelization of the area, the founding of the city and the development of San Cristóbal de las Casas in New Spain, are part of the collection exhibited in Downstairs. Towards the end of the tour, the role that the Ex Convent of Santo Domingo has played in the life of the so-called coletos gentilicio of the inhabitants of San Cristóbal de las Casas from its foundation to its transformation into a cultural center and museum will be shown. The first floor encompasses a brief upper hall and unified to the temporary exhibition hall, interactive room, video room and a dry textile workshop. In the same way, it has a permanent room that exhibits three collections of textiles, where the one assembled by Francisco Pellizzi is notable; They also include the Collection of Contemporary Textiles and Objects, as well as the collection of Guatemalan textiles and other regions entitled Textile Center of the Mayan World. After two years of remodeling work and change of museography, the site was reopened on October 31, 2012.

This museum in San Cristóbal de las Casas exhibits more than 100 clothing that represent the different indigenous populations of Chiapas (Tzotziles, Tojolabales and Lacandones). Jewelry, musical instruments, clothing accessories, religious objects, hats, masks, statuettes and animal skins complement the exhibition.

Services

Temporary exhibitions
Audience
Library
Miniguide
Guided visits
Educational workshops
Summer courses and counseling for schoolchildren (by appointment)

 Foundation date November 1, 1998.

Its main objective is the dissemination of Tzotzil-Tzeltal healing practices in the state of Chiapas. Formed by a diversity of museographic environments that recreate the uses of this traditional medicine, in addition to the practice and therapeutic resources used by the Jilol (pulsator), Koponej witz (mountain prayer), Tzakbak (bone maker), Jvetome (midwife) and Acvomol (herb). The museographic discourse is developed through six environments or rooms and a demonstrative garden, which contains a significant number of medicinal plants. In 1998 the Museum of Mayan Medicine received the Miguel Covarrubias National Museography Award from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.

Location:
Av. Salomón González Blanco 10
Col. Morelos
ZIP.29230
San Cristóbal de las Casas
phone: 67 8 54 38
omiech@prodigy.net.mx

Hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00
Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Sergio Castro Museum of Regional Costumes is located in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and was founded in 1970; Its owner is the collector Sergio Castro Martínez, a renowned local philanthropist. Castro Martínez has spent a large part of his life helping indigenous people with agricultural work, developing infrastructure for the provision of water, building schools and providing them with free medical care. As a token of appreciation, the indigenous people gave him the traditional objects and clothing from his culture that are on display today. The museum exposes to the public about 100 typical costumes and dresses of the ethnic groups of the region. This is a unique case because, as a rule, all clothing and personal belongings are buried with the dead. In addition to clothing, jewelry and accessories are on display, among other things. The museum tour is offered by the owner himself and the proceeds are used to continue funding charity.

The objective of the Pro-Reconstruction Board of the Ex-Convent of La Merced (PPREXCOM) was to create a space in which the wonderful gem of Chiapas is shown to the world.

This space is called MUSEO DEL AMBAR DE CHIAPAS, cataloged as a Science Museum, it was inaugurated on December 4, 2000. Until today it is the only Museum in Mexico and in continental America dedicated one hundred percent to the theme of amber and exhibits works made in amber by renowned artisans or artists dedicated to sculpting this stone, in addition to the esoteric meaning of protection of the gem, since traditionally amber has been used to prevent very young children from giving them the "evil eye" and against all bad energy.

Jade is a mystical precious stone that for the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica, was a symbol of immortality, eternity, power, love; the most precious thing in life. In San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the doors of a venue dedicated to exalting beauty and history are open, through art carved in the divine stone known as Jade.

In our museum spaces you can admire objects and jewelry related to eight of the main cultures of the Mesoamerican area; Mocaya, Olmec, Teotihuacana, Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec and Aztec.

One of the highlights of the visit to our museum is the admiration of the replica of the Mausoleum of Kinich Janab Pakal, the eleventh Mayan Ruler of the ancient city that we know today as Palenque, in which the body of the character shines with all its jewels. of jade and the clothing of the time, at the time of his funeral in the year 683 of our era when he dies as ruler and is received in this colorful tomb by the Bolontiku, the nine lords of the night, to also become God.

For the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica,
no material, neither gold nor silver,
they were as valuable as jade.

 The Lilia Mijangos museum is located in the heart of the city of San Cristóbal, located at Diego de Mazariegos 23 C, Historic Center, it is a museum that tells and gives details from its extraction, in the municipality of Simojovel to what it means the resin that seeing being the amber, until the elaboration of jewelry and sculptures. It shows a unique and unmatched collection of its kind.

An 8th century house with a beautiful garden that belonged to a couple of anthropologists from the USA and is now owned by Pronatura Sur A.C., an organization that works for the conservation of biodiversity. The space offers the opportunity to learn about medicinal plants of the region, have a cup of organic coffee and enjoy the tranquility of the garden in the city. It is located in the Barrio del Cerrillo on Calle Dr Navarro 5, hours are subject to change, telephone number 0155 23 14 2416