Great, specialized museum with a variety of artifacts from all over the Mayan empire. Enjoyed that most of the exhibit descriptions included English too! We also liked that there was a wide perspective of Mayan culture presented - from the explanations about the language, calendar and record keeping to stories and literature written about the culture throughout history, as well as textiles, pottery, jewelry and other artifacts to diagrams and dioramas that helped to explain the culture. We are excited to visit more of the archeological sites in the Yucatan now with all of the new information we gained here!

Nice museum, a pity that all videos are in Spanish, no captions, no English. Also the conquistadors are presented on a biased angle like if they brought so many good things to the indegenious. It is even said that thanks to them they came to know God? It probably would have been much better without colonization, like everywhere else.

Easy to walk with plaques to explain what you are looking at. I had a wheel chair the museum supplied for free. The exhibits are awesome. You can take photos as long as you don't use flash. Take your time and enjoy it's magic!

Visit the museum if you’re in Merida for more than a few days. It gives you some background information on the Maya civilisation and houses some interesting artifacts from the surrounding archaeological sites. I found the museum a bit short and underwhelming. It’s an average museum, not great but also not bad.

Meh. Strange organisation of exhibition, starting from modern days. Museum is not big at all, even the building is big and modern. Price for that is huge - 150 pesos. In CDMX in Museo Nacional de Antropologia it costs only 80 pesos for much better exhibition

This museum is absolutely top-notch. It is so clean and easy to follow. I was absolutely stunned by every single room and exhibit. A lot of the signs are in Spanish and Maya. Some signs also include English, but not all of them. I highly recommend coming to this museum because it shows so much about the Maya culture, and it’s overall very beautiful and impactful.

We loved it. But it was disappointing to have just one floor in a huge building. One floor and 4 exhibition halls where details of Mayan struggles and history is wonderfully captured. Except there is no Mayan themselves being represented. Their voice is missing , their life is all there

Very lovely museum that gave us a wonderful window into Mayan culture. Would love to return and continue learning. The audiovisual components were excellent. Also a great option for viewing solar eclipses, if you're in town for the next one.

(Translated by Google) Good afternoon When will you have access to the museum? I went on Sunday, September 20; because I read on the Google Maps page that it was already open and what was my surprise that only the guard informed me that although it appears on the page as open, there is still no service. Today, October 9, I dial the phone that appears on the page and it automatically sends me to the mailbox. (Original) Buenas tardes ¿Cuándo se tendrá acceso al museo?, fui el domingo 20 de septiembre; porque leí en la página de Google Maps que ya estaba abierto y cuál fue mi sorpresa que sólo el vigilante me informó que aunque aparece en la página como abierto, aún no hay servicio. Hoy 9 de octubre marco al teléfono que aparece en la página y automáticamente me manda a buzón.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to meet in Mérida, it has high technology that makes the visit unforgettable! (Original) Excelente sitio para conocer en Mérida, cuenta con alta tecnología que hace que la visita sea inolvidable!!

Fantastic place to spend some cool time ! Great statues, architecture, artwork, jewelry etc from the Maya culture. Friendly staff educated me on the types of gods and their place in the Maya/Aztec religious hierarchy. A must see if in Merida highly recommend!

Quite a disappointment. Campeche Maya museum is half the size but very well done. I’m a big museum goer and I had high expectations with such a big building and I heard it was a referent for Maya history. The main Maya permanent exposition it’s quite confusing, you will begin learning about nowadays Maya, then you’ll learn about how Christianity transformed them, then jump to their calendar, with some disconnected videos along the way. Most items exposed don’t have any tag whatsoever, you don’t know what they are, their age or where do they come from. To finish up and eerie fixation repeated again and again through the museum with the Spanish conquest and murder of the Maya.

Great staff. Very helpful. Not crowded on weekdays afternoon. Building gives an impression that it may be a multistory museum but it is all on part of the main floor. Museum is awesome. Staff is wonderful. We were hoping to eat something or at least go to the coffee shop. Both were closed. Restaurant is not even open from what we understood. Guided tour is not available, stalest in the afternoon. Many of the exhibits don’t have English explanations sad! One of my issue with the museum is that it starts with conquest a lot. I was more interested in Mayan culture as the name indicates. Mayan culture representation is done well however it could have been so much more in-depth. Many signs and descriptions are below 3 feet in height and so many even lower, making you bend down a lot for these exhibits. So much potential for improvement to make it grab your heart. Mayan culture deserves way more. I still give it a 4 star because one should visit this place for sure. Overall, totally worth the visit. I’d say a Grand may not be the word but a Good Mayan Museum for sure.

If you have visited Mayan ruins, than this museum is a must, additionally it provides an escape from the searing heat of Merida. For an English speaker it would be nice if everything was translated, or if an English speaking guide or portable audio phones were available. On one side is a nice short bit on evolution and evidence of the giant meteorite crash off the coast of Yucatán, believed to have caused the great extinction of most dinosaurs, long before our human ancestors emerged. On the Mayan side we learn about early Mayan myths of origin from an egg, not unlike many indigenous, Asian, even Finnish myths. The Museum artifacts trace several stages of Mayan culture, up to and including colonization. When we got back to our hotel, a review of the Spanish only Museum brochure indicated there was a theatre, which shows a 3D video on the Mayans. We wish we had known that. Maybe because we visited on Sunday, the theatre was closed, as was the restaurant.

Interesting, and appropriately sized. Clean, accessible, situated in a beautiful building. Covers a wide range of Mayan history, from pre-classical to current day. The information about the calendar and writing systems were particularly interesting.

Its quite small, audiovisual and interactive design is nice but I expected to find special pieces but there aren't a lot. All mitological stories in these place.

Disappointment. Very static, compact and by far not a wholesome Mayan story. Not even a mention of cocoa, a ballgame is only briefly mentioned, poor mythology ... Not everything is in English.

Nice museum to learn about the Yucatan peninsula and Mayan history. Friendly staff. Bar could be a bit nicer and it would be nice if they had the introductory video right at the start in English too, or at least with English subtitles. Other things in the museum were also only in Spanish, although most were in English too.

(Translated by Google) For his great work (Original) Por su gran trabajo

(Translated by Google) How big and fun (Original) Que grande y divertido

(Translated by Google) A museum with a wonderful permanent exhibition that gives a summary of the best pieces of Mayan culture that extends throughout Yucatan ... the temporary exhibition "the times of the cornfield" was wonderful and very educational (Original) Un museo con una muestra permanente maravillosa que otorga un resumen de las mejores piezas de la cultura maya que se extiende en todo Yucatán... la muestra temporal “los tiempos de la milpa” fue maravillosa y muy didáctica

(Translated by Google) The place is good with good parking, a lot of History of our city that is currently being lost, this keeps it alive (Original) El lugar es bueno con buen estacionamiento, mucha Historia de nuestra ciudad que en la actualidad se está perdiendo, esto la mantiene con vida

Excellent educational experience for myself and family. Beautifully laid out displays with detailed descriptions in Spanish, English and Mayan for most of the museum. There were some interactive screens which were fun for the kids as well. Quiet environment, low lighting to keep the items on display from deterioration. Cool, Comfortable temperature inside.

Good museum! It has a lot of explanatory boards and it's a joy to go around reading everything. It gives you a really good explanation about the Mayan culture. Highly recommended before going to visit archeological sites that don't have too much explanations inside.

Great museography, very modern. Some nice pieces of art (some less interesting), and a few awesome animated videos, very creative. Some English translations are missing (especially for the videos), but it's still worth it. The staff is very helpful and friendly.

Nice museum but not as many artifacts as you'd expect. There are 4 areas from moments in history. The tools and jewelry of the ancients are fascinating and beautiful.

This was a very nice and informative museum. It had visual media presentations of the Maya and their spiritual beliefs. The collection of artifacts was not like the museum of Mexico City, but it was a good collection from textiles, Christianity, ceremonial, and daily life models. Pretty cool.

The weather forecast called for rain so we decided to go to the museum. Well you should go whether its rainy or not as it is a great way to learn about Mayan culture. We are English speakers and really appreciated reading about the artifacts in our language. Lots of amazing displays and you could easily spend a few hours reading and learning. Highly recommend. Price 150 pesos per adult which we thought was great value.

Great way to spend the day. Plan of dedicating at least 2 hours of your time there if you want to read most of the placards. Lots to see, half the museum is dedicated to the Mayan culture of today and the other half showcases ancient Mayan relics. Another part was about some random French artist. Her stuff was a little risqué and distasteful.

There are some interesting stuff in this museum which shows Mayan history and stories. Compare with National Museo, 150p price is a bit high. No restaurants and refreshments shop over there. No bicycle locks alongside the road.

In diesem Museum werden alle Fragen über die Kultur der Maya beantwortet. Vom Anfang bis zum Zerfall und Besetzung der Engländer wird hier alles bis ins Detail erklärt und auch für Kinder nett Präsentiert mit einigen Filmen und Informationstafeln.

Excellent Museum on the Mayan influence and experience. Expect to stay at least 2 hrs. Covers all aspects and beautifully blends the pre-hispanic, colonial, and modern eras. Highly recommended. Good amount of bilingual placards.

Very nice museum, accessible for those who do not speak Spanish. Takes you through (backwards) the Mayan history from today till the first Mayans, very educational.

Impressive museum providing an overview of Mayan culture and history. Most exhibits have text in Spanish, Mayan and English. Worth visiting for context before or after a trip to any of the Mayan ruins on the peninsula.

Nice place. Better if you ask for a guide. We had a wonderful experience with the guide and the whole history make it more sense.

This is an exceptionally well run museum. Security is vigilant and helpful. Signage is multi lingual on the exhibits. Special priced entry for inapam (25 pesos) though rumor is that Sunday is discount or free for Yucatan residents (license etc as period).

Mayan cultural museum definitely worth a visit when in Mérida. It starts with the story of the dinosaur extinction by meteorites and then extends into Mayan civilization. There are several educational videos that are in Spanish. However, all the main exhibits do have English captions and descriptions. We learned a lot about Mayan history, language, beliefs and customs.

This is a must see in Mérida. Super nice and very informative. You can do a tour with out a guide but I recommend one.

Súper friendly staff!! The inside it's a little cold but you can always go outside. Lovely display but museum on the small side. You can easily go in and out in about an hour. Projections are in Spanish, so that might be the only downside.

(Translated by Google) Spectacular architecture and exhibits not to mention! (Original) Espectacular arquitectura y las exhibiciones no se diga!

(Translated by Google) Beautiful museum, with all the best of the Mayan culture (Original) Hermoso museo, con todo lo mejor de la cultura maya

(Translated by Google) Excellent facilities, a very complete museum to learn more about the Mayan culture (Original) Excelentes instalaciones, un museo muy completo para conocer más de la cultura maya

(Translated by Google) Many memories of our Mayan culture (Original) Muchos recuerdos de nuestra cultura maya

(Translated by Google) Excellent place (Original) Excelente lugar

(Translated by Google) The definitive museum of Mayan culture (Original) El museo definitivo de la cultura maya

(Translated by Google) beautiful (Original) hermoso

(Translated by Google) It was closed (Original) Estaba cerrado

(Translated by Google) I could only take photos from the outside, it is a great infrastructure work. But it is closed due to the health emergency. (Original) Solo pude tomar fotos por fuera, es una gran obra de infraestructura. Pero se encuentra cerrado por la emergencia sanitaria.

Wow

(Translated by Google) The exhibits do not vary much but the ones that are are very good and interactive (Original) No varían mucho las exhibiciones pero las que están son muy buenas e interactivas

(Translated by Google) A very expensive work (Original) Una obra muy cara

(Translated by Google) Nice place (Original) Bonito lugar

(Translated by Google) The best place to know the history of Yucatan, to enjoy with your family, security and confidence, highly recommended. (Original) El mejor lugar para conocer la historia de Yucatán, para disfrutar en familia, seguridad y confianza, muy recomendable.

(Translated by Google) The best to understand the Mayan culture. The only "but" is that many pieces are replicas (Original) Lo mejor para entender a la cultura maya. El único "pero" es que muchas piezas son réplicas

(Translated by Google) Excellent place (Original) Excelente lugar

(Translated by Google) Super nice museum, the staff is in charge of making you feel that you lived those experiences, good way to know the Mayan culture (Original) Super bonito museo, el personal se encarga de hacerte sentir que viviste esas experiencias, buena forma de conocer la cultura maya

(Translated by Google) Perfect to close or start the Mayan route (Original) Perfecto para cerrar o comenzar la ruta maya

Is a good museum of the Mayan culture.

(Translated by Google) Ivonne Ortega is indebted to this mother. (Original) Con esta madre nos endeudo Ivonne Ortega.

(Translated by Google) Excellent for business events (Original) Excelente para eventos empresariales

(Translated by Google) You want to learn new things (Original) Quieres aprender nuevas cosas

(Translated by Google) very expensive for so many exhibits. the museum shows very well that the former governor of Merida answered the money well and continues to refuse .500 pesos for the admission ticket ... well, it’s never worth it. the funniest thing in this museum is the clock at the entrance to the pentameric system. (Original) очень дорого для такого количества экспонатов. музей очень хорошо показывает, что бывший губернатор Мериды хорошо ответил денег и продолжает отказывать.500 песо за входной билет ... вот ну ни разу не стоит того. самое забавное в этом музее это часы на входе в пятиричной системе.

(Translated by Google) Excellent Information and Attention (Original) Excelente Informacion y Atencion

(Translated by Google) I came to visit the Museum with free guided tours that show us some aspects of the museum with a special focus (lasts approx 2 hours). Although, I prefer to know the museums without a guide to see in detail what is exposed. (Original) Acudí para visitar el Museo con visitas guiadas gratuitas q nos enseñan algunos aspectos del museo con un enfoque especial (dura aprox 2 hs). Aunque, prefiero conocer los museos sin guía para ver a detalle lo expuesto.

(Translated by Google) Very big. Watch out. Well organized. Interesting and beautiful exhibition rooms. (Original) Muy grande. Cuidado. Bien organizado. Interesantes y bonitas salas de exhibición.

Super nice

(Translated by Google) Top facilities, very friendly staff, air conditioning worked perfect some video projection exhibits was under maintenance, and the second and third floors are not enabled. But I was surprised by the quality of the pieces. (Original) Instalaciones de primera, el personal muy amable, el aire acondicionado funcionaba perfecto algunas exhibiciones de proyección de video estaba en mantenimiento, y el segundo y tercer piso no está habilitado. Pero me quede sorprendida por la calidad de las piezas.

(Translated by Google) Very architecturally beautiful but lacks better exposure and museography (Original) Muy bonito arquitectónicamente pero le falta mejor exposición y museografía

(Translated by Google) Very nice to spend time with the family, due to its interactive exposures. (Original) Muy bonito para pasar tiempo con la familia, debido a sus exposiciones I teractivas.

(Translated by Google) World Museum of Maya sounds very impressive at first, but you don't need 2 hours to see everything. (Original) World Museum of Maya klingt erstmal sehr imposant allerdings braucht man keine 2 Stunden um alles gesehen zu haben.

(Translated by Google) I loved it, you learn a lot about how the Mayan community lived. (Original) Me encantó, aprendes muchas cosas de cómo vivía la comunidad Maya.

(Translated by Google) Excellent museum (Original) Excelente museo

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) This museum keeps a large percentage of our history, especially related to seeds (Original) Este museo guarda un gran porsentaje de nuestra historia , sobretodo lo relacionado a la semillas

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Exelente

(Translated by Google) We were expecting to see the dinosaur that appears so much on the internet, apparently that exhibition is no longer available. (Original) Esperábamos ver el dinosaurio que tanto aparece en internet, al parecer esa exhibición ya no está disponible.

So many beautiful artifacts. We learned so much!

This is the best museum in Merida, worth every peso. Hope they provide english subtitle for videos played in the museum.

The day we chose to go was on a Thursday and unfortunately the A/C system was down making it a sweaty time for all visitors. Despite that, this museum was beautiful! Beautiful pieces and art. Very educational! I left this museum being proud of my Mayan culture! Also had clean bathrooms.

A quite decent museum to learn about Mayan people. There is a quite important staff to welcome you and guide you across the museum and the information displayed are worth it. Not everything is translated in English but you get the most important information. I would have appreciated more information about Mayan history however.

Missing more detailed information, all that is given is quite superficial. Also the position of Maya’s nowadays remains unclear. Maybe because of politics. Translations in English are not consequent. Unfortunately there is a high number of replica’s.

Beautiful building combining old and new. Interesting and informative exhibits. Interactive features. Nice AC throughout. Reasonable entrance. Good to explore on a rainy day. Or just to understand Maya culture better.

It’s a small and beautiful Mayan museum.

Pues no lo pude ver, está cerrado por pandemia

I went to couple of days ago, it’s closed. A guard man told me until January.

(Translated by Google) It's closed for now 😪 (Original) Está cerrado por ahora 😪

(Translated by Google) Partially open (Original) Abierto parcialmente

(Translated by Google) The museum is still closed and the employees do not have any information. (Original) El museo sigue cerrado y los empleados no tienen ninguna información.

(Translated by Google) Grand museum (Original) Gran museo

(Translated by Google) Nice and interesting. Although information is missing, others (Original) Bonito e interesante. Aunque falte informacion demás

(Translated by Google) Good size and flavor of the tacos !!! (Original) Buen tamaño y sabor de los tacos!!!

(Translated by Google) It's pretty. But I imagined it super impressive but no, it is an ordinary anthropology museum (Original) Esta bonito. Pero me lo imaginaba super impresionante pero no, es un museo de antropología común y corriente

(Translated by Google) A very beautiful and interesting museum, you should not miss a visit on every visit to Merida. (Original) Muy bonito e interesante museo, no se debe dejar de visitar en toda visita a Mérida.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place highly recommended (Original) Excelente lugar muy recomendable

(Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Bonito

Nice museum worth visiting. You can learn a lot more about the Mayans here than at the ruins. Lots of neat artifacts with plaques that have info about the item. Only complaint is most of the plaques are very low to the ground and on metal so they are difficult to read. Most plaques are in 3 languages. Spanish, English and I assume Mayan.

Nice museum (lots of interesting facts). The visit takes approximatly 1 hour, which is a good length for this kind of museum. One negative point: some of the best infographics in the museum are only in Spanish and Mayan. However 90% of the museum has an English translation.

Loved this museum so much, educational, beautiful and a great way to spend a few hours. Fair warning you are not allowed to video tape inside the museum (I did until I was told not to oopps) not suggesting anyone do this. There is alot to see and rooms to enter with short movies to learn about the ways of the Mayan people good for family, dates, or solo trip! Cost was 150 pesos =$7.38 USD

Designed by ‘Grupo Arquidecture’, the concept behind this landmark building is the sacred mayan ‘Ceiba’ tree. The museum hosts a well curated permanent exhibition that guides you through the timeline of this incredible civilisation to the day. Temporary exhibitions spice up the content, making it a great experience.

Outstanding museum! Full of history and accurate representations of the culture. I recommend you take your time on reading all the placards and watch the videos in the small cinemas around the inside of the museum to fully picture the history. Only photos with no flash allowed and don’t forget to visit the store on your way out!

This was an excellent experience. The museum gives a very good depiction of Mayan history and culture, from ancient times, to the pre-Columbian classical age, the coming of the Spanish and their modern history today in the Yucatan. Most exhibits are in Spanish, Mayan and English. Many dioramas, artifacts and more. Well worth a couple of hours.

This is a must-see museum if you visit Merida. Spanish and English. Highly recommended for those interested in Maya culture.

One massive floor of exhibition spaces. The museum begins with a Maya identity spaces and terminates with the expected artifacts display. Many of the Yucatán archeological sites have removed their sculptures and display them here (El Balam, Chichén Itzá). Great supplement to the Maya route. I learned a lot about the Maya and even found one object that was strangely omitted from explanation (see here).

Love this place, in this Codice and the other three existing Codicies is found most of what we practice today as far as calendar, Mathematics, Agriculture, Astronomy and many more scientific discoveries that Europeans did not have. Then, they claimed they discovered all this to keep the credit for themselves. Lol

It is a good one time go-to place. The tickets are a little bit expensive though. Museum had a lot of historical components, good to know history of many things. Would recommend maybe explain the videos in English as well or with captions. Easily 2-3 hours to be spend in here. Try visiting in the morning, so there is less crowd for good photos. The only thing was price is more, other than that it’s good to go one time, if you’re in the area.