MACAY Contemporary Art Museum
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ateneo de Yucatán
A contemporary art museum in a former seminary beside the cathedral, showing works by Yucatecan artists. Admission is free, and its courtyard is quiet and cool.
The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ateneo de Yucatán (MACAY), also known as the Fernando García Ponce Museum, sits right beside the south side of the cathedral. The building was once part of a colonial seminary and bishop's palace, and its arcaded courtyard is spacious and cool. The museum holds and displays works by modern Yucatecan artists, including Fernando García Ponce and Fernando Castro Pacheco, and it hosts rotating contemporary art exhibitions. Admission is free. It is usually closed on Tuesdays (check locally). The 'Art Passage' between the museum and the cathedral often displays sculptures and is a good place to escape the heat at midday.
Opening hours
Wed–Mon (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Mérida Cathedral (San Ildefonso)
- Plaza Grande (Plaza de la Independencia)
- Casa de Montejo
- Government Palace of Yucatán
- José Peón Contreras Theatre
- Lucas de Gálvez Market
- Parque de Santa Lucía
- Ermita de Santa Isabel