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  MUREM - The Museum of Mexican Ethnic Clothing Awaits You in Valladolid Yucatán A few blocks from the center of Valladolid, and by the San Juan Park, is an extraordinary museum: MUREM. The Museum of Mexican Ethnic Clothing (MUREM) is a project of Tey Mariana Stiteler, a self-described "gringa yucateca" who enjoys getting to know Mexico through the traditional garments of its people. If you plan to visit Valladolid Yucatán, make some time to visit this museum. Currently, MUREM has a collection of more than 120 traditional Mexican outfits, in addition to many other loose garments, including accessories such as hats and shawls, blouses, and skirts. But the best thing is that visiting the museum is a very personalized experience. A guide walks you through the exhibition and tells you all the details about the garments so that you really know what is behind each piece. Although the person behind each piece is, without a doubt, Tey Stiteler, this museum and this collection exist t...

  Six Museums and Galleries in Valladolid that you should visit If you like art and history and are planning to visit Valladolid, we have six museums and galleries that you should visit. In Valladolid, you will find cultural life as well! 1. Moloch house Our first recommendation of these six museums and galleries in Valladolid is Casa Moloch. This is not only an art gallery workshop but also a place where you can stay. Could you imagine waking up and having breakfast while appreciating artwork? Or stroll in the courtyard and have a pottery class close at hand? Well, this is possible at Casa Moloch.  This incredible house-gallery-workshop was founded by Aura and Horazio Sánchez, who live with a friendly dog, a kitten, and some chickens. Casa Moloch is located at Calle 37 204b, between 46 and 48. You can get there on foot from the ADO bus station, which is just around the corner. In the gallery, you can see paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, and art objects by local and i...

  San Bernardino de Siena, an architectural jewel of Valladolid The Sisal neighborhood is one of the most popular destinations among tourists in our city. Its colorful colonial streets, Calzada de los Frailes, and Sisal Park are the places to shop, eat, and people-watch in Valladolid Yucatan. Within this neighborhood is one of the most impressive attractions in Valladolid: The Convent of San Bernardino de Siena. According to the information provided by the National Institute of Archeology and History (INAH), the temple and former convent of San Bernardino de Valladolid is one of the oldest and most important colonial buildings in the Yucatan Peninsula. The Convent of San Bernardino has a simple style based on the precepts of the Franciscan friars who founded it in 1552. It is the second-biggest convent in the Yucatan, just after the convent founded by the Franciscans in the neighboring town of Izamal. The outside of the building is remarkable for its lack of ornaments. The symbol o...