Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca — Oaxaca City, Oaxaca

 •  Museum, Colonial Mansion  •   (K)
Exhibiting collections from contemporary artists of local, national, and even international renown, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, or MACO for short, is housed in a stunning 18th-century colonial mansion, named La Casa de Cortés for the famous conquistador Hernán Cortés, even though he never lived here. The quality of the exhibits here is usually high, but because they rotate, it's hit or miss.

• Alcalá 202, half block north of Morelos;  North of Independencia, Centro Histórico;  Wed - Mon 10:30 am - 8 pm,  closed Tue;  Mex$20,  Sundays & holidays free;  phone 951-514-2228,  951-514-1055;  www.museomaco.com.  

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