Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
The Xalapa Museum of Anthropology is an anthropological museum in the city of Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. It is known for its collection of artifacts from Mesoamerican Gulf Coast cultures such as the Olmec, Totonac, and Huastec, including several Olmec colossal heads.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Xalapa, Mexico
- Also known as: “MAX” and “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Macuiltépec and Xalapa Cathedral.
Xalapa Cathedral
Church
Xalapa Cathedral or in full, Catedral Metropolitana… Xalapa Cathedral is situated 2½ km south of Xalapa Museum of Anthropology.
Estadio Xalapeño
Stadium
Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Xalapa, Veracruz, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.55061° or 19° 33′ 2″ north
Longitude
-96.9313° or 96° 55′ 53″ west
Elevation
1,470 metres (4,823 feet)
Operator
Universidad Veracruzana
Open location code
76F5H329+6F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Xalapa Museum of Anthropology” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈拉帕人类学博物馆”
- Danish: “Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa”
- Dutch: “Antropologiemuseum van Xalapa”
- French: “Musée d’anthropologie de Xalapa”
- German: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- Italian: “Museo di antropologia di Xalapa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- Norwegian: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- Persian: “موزه مردمشناسی زالاپا”
- Portuguese: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- Spanish: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- Swedish: “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
- “Museo de Antropología de Xalapa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Unidad Magisterial and Obrero Campesina.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Instituto de Artes Plásticas and Instituto de Antropología UV.
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