Museo Textil de Oaxaca
A small free museum on textiles, showing Oaxacan Indigenous embroidery, weaving and natural dyeing techniques, with a shop selling high-quality textiles.
The Textile Museum was opened in 2008 by the Harp Helú Foundation in a building that was once part of an 18th-century monastery. It holds textiles from Oaxacan communities and from around the world, with rotating exhibitions. Live demonstrations of natural dyes such as cochineal red and indigo, and of backstrap looms, are often held, along with workshops. Entry is free. The museum shop works directly with craftspeople, offering fair prices and reliable quality, and it is a good place to buy shawls and embroidered blouses. It sits between the Zócalo and the pedestrian street, and is open roughly 10:00 to 20:00, with shorter hours on Sundays.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–20:00; Sun approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
- Zócalo & Oaxaca Cathedral
- Andador Turístico (Calle Macedonio Alcalá)
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO)
- Mercado Benito Juárez
- Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art
- Templo de Santo Domingo & Museum of Oaxacan Cultures
- Mercado 20 de Noviembre