Yucatán, Cenotes and Haciendas

No. 291 Visit Conkal’s Sacred Art Museum

Recommended experience for kids:

Yes

Recommended experience for pets:

No

It is an inclusive experience:

Places close to the experience where you can spend the night:

Conkal

Days open to the public:

Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Schedules in which you can enjoy the experience:

09:00 - 13:00

09:00 - 17:00

Contact number to make reservations:

URLS of the sites where reservations can be made:

Important experience activities:

  • Tour around the museum

Approximate price:

$ MXN

Months in which you can enjoy the experience:

All year long

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If you love the colonial past of convents, at Conkal village you can find the Sacred Art Museum, located in a section of the St. Francis of Assisi former Franciscan convent. There, you can see great part of the historic and cultural heritage of the region, like paintings, ceramics, and background from the church in Yucatecan territory. This convent was built in 1549 and is located by a temple; it has four halls, in the first one you can have fun with an easy interactive game, where you will see some illustrations of distances between temples and convents, what gives the idea of transportation times it took to friars when going from one place to another. On the second hall, you can see pictures of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Peter, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Joshua, and the Immaculate Conception. In the third hall you can see replicas from altarpieces from the 18th century. Finally, in the fourth hall you can go on a trip to the 19th century. It is undoubtedly, a place you must visit, and the fact that it is near Dzibilchaltún archeological site makes it an ideal destination to spend a great tourist day full of culture.

Actividades principales

Distance from Mérida to experience:

approximately

Duration of experience:

1 hour approximately

Suggested for:

Families, friends and couples

Distance from Mérida to experience No. 291 Visit Conkal’s Sacred Art Museum

365 days

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