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Museo del Instituto de Geología de la UNAM

Museum

Minerals, dinosaur skeletons & antique mining machinery displayed in a grand 19th-century building. People often mention museum,


Address

Jaime Torres Bodet 176, Sta María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc, 06400 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Website

museo.geologia.unam.mx

Contact

+52 55 5547 3948

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (5.7K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Andy M. 6 years ago on Google • 413 reviews
    The building has a gorgeous arquitectural style of traditional older buildings you will find in this neighborhood. The entrance also shows there are collections upstairs which were sadly closed during my visit. The main room looks a bit small until you explore the adjacent rooms all with their own themes derived from stones, crystals and fossils. You would never think such an outstanding collection can be this well hidden.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marya D. 1 year ago on Google • 34 reviews
    This is such an interesting museum! Great collection of minerals and rocks, also a nice paleontology hall. And they have a lower floor with interactive exhibition about our planet. The museum itself is a beautiful old building. They also have an English-speaking guide. I’ve really enjoyed my visit!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Scott 6 years ago on Google
    Great geology Museum. Tons of artifact from everywhere in the world. Every rock and mineral imaginable. They even have a respectable collection of meteorites. And don't miss the interactive exhibits downstairs. There's a great rock wall simulation of a cross-section of Earth. It's small enough to stand in touch, but large enough to accurately depict strata and intrusions and sediment and everything else. The building that houses this museum is also fantastic. Beautiful old architecture. The only thing I would change is to add more specific Mexico City geology exhibits.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Luke 7 years ago on Google
    This is such a hidden gem! The entry has a beautiful classic architecture. At first glance, the museum appears to be just a little room. But after you pay the 20 pesos and go in, you discover that there are doors that lead to more rooms which have hallways to more rooms which have stairwells to more rooms! It is really an adventure just to explore the place. The main floor has a seemingly endless array of sparkling minerals, mysterious rocks, and beautiful stones. Once you find the stairwell downstairs, you'll get to interact with a number of machines that teach about geology. Admittedly, the museum is a bit out of date. The downstairs technology seems from a decade ago, and the exhibits refer to places like Czhechoslavakia, but if you enjoy beautiful marble and crystals, you'll enjoy this museum that is far from the beaten museum path for tourists.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Juan Pablo M. 6 years ago on Google • 298 reviews
    Beautifull Building, some cool fossils and a full Mamoth squeleton. It also holds meteorites and rocks from all over Mexico
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Reynaldo S. 4 years ago on Google • 40 reviews
    This the bigger collection in exhibition in Mexico city, it is so wonderful and you're gonna learn a lot about geology and Earth! 🌎💚
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paula G. 4 years ago on Google • 9 reviews
    An awesome place! A real cultural treasure of mankind.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Emma W. 5 years ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Great building, with a well laid out exhibit. Just a shame no curation in English
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin G. 9 months ago on Google • 64 reviews
    Looks like a castle

  • 5/5 Estella C. 3 months ago on Google • 35 reviews New
    Such an amazing place! Was given a tour in English by this lovely astrophysicist.

  • 5/5 Pamela Cervantes V. 5 years ago on Google
    Coool

  • 4/5 Paco J. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a nice little museum with your typical rocks, minerals and some replica fossils on display. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area and your dig rocks (pun very much intended).


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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