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Selections from The Mexican Museum's Permanent Collection

By The Mexican Museum

The Mexican Museum's permanent collection contains five collecting areas of artworks from Pre-Hispanic times to contemporary. This exhibit features 150 of our best pieces, a tiny fraction of the overall permanent collection of over 16,000 artworks. These are highlights reflecting the diversity of The Mexican Museum's vast, impressive collection acquired over 40 years as an institution.

Sitting Figure (-0300/0500) by Nayarit cultureThe Mexican Museum

Pre-Hispanic Art

The Museum’s Pre-Hispanic collection, encompassing Mesoamerican, Central American and South American cultures, span 2,500 years of history. Over 2,000 artifacts offer fine examples of vessels, ceremonial objects, tools, body ornaments and reliefs from major ancient cultures including Teotihuacan, Mayan, Zapotec, Nayarit, Colima and ancient Peruvian civilizations.

Ceramic Bird Vessel, Tlatilco, -1250/-0800, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Squash Vessel, Mixtec culture, -0300/-0100, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Carved Stone Object, Mezcala, -0300/-0100, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Ceramic Standing Warrior Whistle, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Frog Whistle, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Dog Whistle, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Ring, Unknown, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Armadillo Effigy Vessel, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Parrot Effigy Vessel, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Seated Figure, Nayarit culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Flute, Colima culture, -0300/0400, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Bowl with faces, Nayarit culture, -0300/0500, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Sitting Figure, Nayarit culture, -0300/0500, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Turtle Vessel, Colima culture, -0050/0250, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Fire God Vessel, Zapotec culture, 0/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Animal Vessel, Zapotec culture, 0/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Effigy Urn of the Bat God, Zapotec culture, 0/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Vessel with Jaguar, Zapotec culture, 0/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Seated Figure Vessel, Cocijo, Zapotec culture, 0/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Ball Player with Mohawk, Colima culture, 100/600, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Standing Figure, Remojadas culture, 300/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Pediment/Frieze, Maya culture, 300/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Ceramic Stamp, Veracruz culture, 300/800, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Whistle, Colima culture, 400/900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Mayan Vessel, Maya culture, 500/1000, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Armadillo Pitcher, Mixtec culture, 900/1200, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Bowl with Animal Face and Tail, Mixtec culture, 900/1200, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Tripod Bird Vase, Mixtec culture, 900/1500, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Water Jar, Chancay culture, 1000/1450, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Architectual Fragment with Death, Aztec culture, 1325/1521, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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The Virgin of Guadalupe by UnknownThe Mexican Museum

Colonial Art

Colonial art from the 18th and 19th centuries include carved wooden santos, oil paintings, works on tin, metal jewelry, ecclesiastical textiles, and decorative arts. There are over 1,500 objects in the colonial art holdings.

Holy Family Altar Piece Section, Unknown, 1550/1850, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Altar Piece, Jesus Crucifixion Scene, Unknown, 1550/1850, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Animal Shaped Wooden Slit Drum, Unknown, 1550/1850, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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The Virgin of Guadalupe, Unknown, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Eucharistic Shawl, Unknown, 1820/1820, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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La Trinidad, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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N. Sra. de la Soledad Ex-voto de Juliana, M.C. Rancela, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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La Huida a Egipto (Flight from Egypt), Peruvian school, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, El Alma de Mar, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, La Sagrada Familia, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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The Virgin of Immaculate Conception, Unknown, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, Penitent Soul in Inferno, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, Jesuit Saint, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Cope Section, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, La Pieta, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Cristo Crucificado; Crucified Christ, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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San Emigdio Obispo y Martir, Unknown, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, The Blood and the Lamb, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, Mater Dolorosa, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, Santa Madre con el Niño Dios, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Santo Niño de Atocha, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Retablo, San Miguel Archangel, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Nuestra Senora de la Concepción o de la Encarnacion, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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San Jose El Santo Nino, Unknown, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Sorrowing Christ On Veronica's Veil, Unknown, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Triple Panel Screen, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Virgin Mary, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: The Mexican Museum
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Male Saint with Wings, Unknown, 1800/1900, From the collection of: