Guanajuato

Don Quixote Iconographic Museum (Museo Iconografico del Quijote)

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#6 of 86 things to do in Guanajuato

Museums, Specialty Museums, Art Museums

Manuel Doblado 1 | Zona Centro, Guanajuato 36000, Mexico

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“Don Quixote like the Japanese department store?”

To be real, I didn't exactly know who Don Quixote was before this. I had googled the name once... read more

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tanja314

Canberra, Australia

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“Surprising and interesting museum.”

A museum dedicated to a fictional character will seem strange to some, but this collection is... read more

Reviewed 5 days ago

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Melbourne, Australia

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Don Quixote like the Japanese department store?

To be real, I didn't exactly know who Don Quixote was before this. I had googled the name once, because of the Japanese department store and I looked briefly a very long Wikipedia page to know that it was something to do with a book and then instantly forgot anything else about…

Date of experience: December 2019

Surprising and interesting museum.

A museum dedicated to a fictional character will seem strange to some, but this collection is really interesting. There are works from many eras, all celebrating Don Quixote. It's a small, modest museum but interesting nevertheless.

Date of experience: November 2019

Wonderful and diverse images related to passion and conquest

We were amazed at the high quality and diversity of art work related to Quixote and what Cervantes used him to represent. And also the story of the man who was inspired by Quixote from a refugee camp to create the collection and museum as a lifetime passion. A gem waiting to…

Date of experience: October 2019

Amazing small Museum

It's no secret that Guanajato is obsessed with Don Quixote. They have an entire arts festival in his name, There's a giant statue of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza and this lovely museum. It's a little harder to get the story of why the city is so fond of the deluded Knight…

Date of experience: September 2019

best art museum in guanajuato

there is more art here than you can take in in a few hours. not only is the original concept for the museum fascinating, but the collection is beyond anything the other museums in town have to offer, including the diego rivera. hundreds of artists covering more than a century…

Date of experience: August 2019

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