Casa de los Muñecos
Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos
An 18th-century mansion whose exterior is decorated with Talavera tiles forming comic figures. It is now a university museum displaying colonial paintings and scientific instruments.
Legend has it that the owner, to mock the municipal officials, inlaid sixteen dancing comic figures in coloured tiles on the exterior, making it one of the most storied façades in the old town. The interior houses the museum of the Autonomous University of Puebla, which displays religious paintings and antique scientific instruments. Admission is about 25 pesos. Closed on Mondays. Located at the northeast corner of the main square, the façade can be seen from the square, and photography is free.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Zócalo of Puebla
- Edificio Carolino
- Puebla Cathedral
- Calle de los Dulces
- Museum of the Mexican Revolution (Serdán House)
- Biblioteca Palafoxiana
- Callejón de los Sapos
- El Parián Market