We spent an hour or so here, and had a very nice in depth chat with one of the directors/founders of the museum. She also gave us some super advice for the rest of our trip and where to go. This is especially good to go to because of all the amber shops in town and what to look/watch out... More

The guards are surly. No one approached me to ask if I wanted any help to look at anything. When I walked into the back museum section beyond the retail area, I was followed, even though everything is behind glass and locked. There is better amber designs for sale elsewhere in town -- visit Azul. More

Located in the old convent of de la Merced, which was founded in 1537, the Amber Museum exhibits some wonderful pieces of carved, polished and raw amber, which is mined in Simojobel and Totolapa. There are some excellent displays on the mining of amber, a fossil resin which dates back from millions of years, its use in pre-Hispanic societies, and... More

It is a small but nice museum, it has very interesting pieces of ambar: raw, with insects and art pieces. There is a video showing how to differentiate fake from real ambar and how it is processed from raw to art. The only - is that not all information is available in other than Spanish. More

A small well presented museum with some excellent pieces. They also have info on amber mining and a video showing how the amber is cut and polished. They have a shop downstairs if you want to buy a gift. Well worth a visit More