Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

The Antigüo Colegio Jesuita (ex Colegio) – right up the street from Hotel Mansión Iturbe – is Pátzcuaro ’s principle venue for art shows.   Although there is only one permanent show – a large and comprehensive collection of masks on the ground floor – it is the monthly, dynamic turnover of exhibitions upstairs that draws in the crowds.  Cultura Center in Pátzcuaro " Antiguo Colegio Jesuita " They also have numerous ongoing artisan workshops .   Visit their web site for the full gamut of courses:   http://www.mexicoescultura.com/recinto/50920 The management of the ex Colegio is quite flexible in its decisions on which exhibitions to show.   We see everything from photography to charcoal sketches to ceramics to oil paintings to steel sculpture, and more.   It looks like they will consider just about anything that has artistic value, is interesting, and will fit in the doors.   And the shows are not limited to local or even Mexican art...

In Patzcuaro , temporary art shows are constantly coming and going at the “Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita” .   Such shows normally remain for three to four weeks, so there’s rarely a dull moment.  Expostion in Pátzcuaro from Alfonso Pacheco Hernández  Temporary Expositions in Pátzcuaro at the Cultural Center "Antiguo Colegio Jesuita" During this Holy Week and Easter vacation , we are being treated to an interesting exposition – which remains until April 26 – called simply, “Christs,” by the architect Alfonso Pacheco Hernández.  Christs an Exposition in Pátzcuaro  Cultural Events during the Holy Week and Easter Vacations in Patzcuaro We have received good reviews about this show from our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe .   Our guests can’t always get to all the interesting outlying areas of our Magical Town during their visit, so Mr. Pacheco brought them to us, in the form of photographs of figures of Christ from temples all over Michoaca...

On the trail of the Monarch Butterfly is a fascinating show that runs through October 17 in Morelia’s Centro Comercial Espacio las Américas . It marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Canada.  One the trail of the Monarch Butterfly Exhibition in Morelia   On the trail  of the Monarch Butterfly is an awe-inspiring photo essay that extends from the city of Montreal to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacán.  Pictures from the Exhibition: On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly in Morelia On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly Exhibition in Morelia Images show Mexican pilot Francisco Gutiérrez in a hand glider, decorated to resemble a Monarch butterfly . The glider carries the name “Papalotzin,” mythical Royal Butterfly of the Aztecs.   Gutiérrez flew the 6,000 kilometers from Canada to Central Mexico in 72 days (4 generations of butterflies), spending a total of 90 hours in the sky.  On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly...