Name: Casa de los Venados
Address: Calle 40 Local 204 X 41, Centro, 97780 Valladolid, Yuc., Mexico, MX
Telephone: +52 985 856 2289

Casa de los Venados is a museum, located at Calle 40 Local 204 X 41, Centro, 97780 Valladolid, Yuc., Mexico. They can be contacted via phone at +52 985 856 2289, visit their website www.casadelosvenados.com for more detailed information.

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Calle 40 Local 204 X 41, Centro, 97780 Valladolid, Yuc.

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Added by Jopie, at 13 December 2016

Monday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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Anonymous

15 April 2018

Pretty amazing, especially considering it's someone's home and he just opens it up for free tours.
Anonymous

07 March 2018

Great private collection of Mexican folk art that is open to the public. Amazing house and art. So interesting!! David was an excellent tour guide. Strongly recommend seeing this place! Suggested donation of 100 pesos.
Anonymous

17 January 2018

So much to see it is truely amazing. The Mayan art collection is striking and tactile. So different from other regions. What I find unique is a home setting. Welcoming, unpretentious, yet vast. The owners not ownly have a passion for art but for history and architectural revival.
Lori Norton
Kootenays, BC Canada
Anonymous

13 January 2018

First of all the art itself. It's Mexican folk art, so a genre that needs to be handled with care. As you might expect, lots of bright colours, busy street scenes and plenty of skulls and there is a lot of it, coming at you from all sides as soon as you walk in. Initial impressions are great, with plenty of eye candy and lots to entertain the kid in all of us. But wait then there is another room and another room. There is no real organising principle, other than what might look good in a particular spot or space and the designs, motifs and colours start to repeat, and stick to the roof of your mouth

More importantly, none of the art is attributed, so you learn nothing about the artist, their heritage or the artistic tradition in which they are working. For a museum that purports to be of the art of the people this is a serious omission. Where is the context ? What's the history ? Where (in this complex country) is the politics ? Surely there is more that can and should be said about the art we are looking at ?

The error is compounded by a rather unfortunate focus on the patron and collector. I guess this is not unusual in the art world but is nevertheless still rather unattractive. Only one piece was singled out for specific comment on our guided tour, on the basis that it was the first piece in the collection, an attribute that speaks more to the history and evolving taste of the collector than it does to the art itself. The effect was heightened by a rather obsequious tour guide who insisted on inviting us to admire the good taste of the collector at every turn, and especially by the visit to the owners private quarters, where in a rather uncomfortable ten minutes we held our breath wondering if we might have the opportunity to meet the great man himself, before being informed that no he would not be meeting visitors that day.

So my advice to the Casa de los Venados -
- decide if you are going to be a museum or a private house, the combination does not work well
- if you are going to be a museum, do it properly. Give credit to the artists, organise the collection so your visitors can make sense of it and give us some information, context and intellectual stimulation to go with the eye-candy
- retrain your tour guides so they are better informed about the art than they are about the owners
- rename the collection if you want (credit where credit is due..) but then leave your role and ego above the door. If the Getty museum can do it then I'm sure you can to

To my fellow travellers -
- worth a visit but expect to come away feeling like a kid at the end of a birthday party
Anonymous

26 December 2017

A must-see if in Valladolid. An incredible collection of over 5,000 pieces of Mexican folk art housed in an 18,000 square foot renovated Spanish colonial house. Friendly and informative tours each day at 10am, conducted in both English and Spanish, lasting approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Anonymous

14 October 2017

A must see whilst in Valladolid, amazing collection in a private house donations go to local charity’s
Anonymous

23 August 2017

Amazing private collection!! Really beautiful, the house is also fantastic, and the guide was very knowledgeable and friendly!
Anonymous

23 August 2017

Huge private collection, super friendly and enthusiastic guide.
The tour took about an hour. They raise money for charity. A must see!
Anonymous

19 July 2017

A fascinating house to walk around, quirky, eclectic, really good tour guide, friendly and knowledgeable about the art pieces! Is worth it the trip! I've never seen anything like this before
Anonymous

14 July 2017

This place was truly amazing. The tour guide was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable. The house was filled with wonderful art, and was very fun to tour.
Anonymous

01 May 2017

One of the best things we did in Mexico. Highly recommended. Lovely art, lovely home.
Anonymous

23 April 2017

A beautiful restored well kept and maintained colonial house to learn about Mexican contemporary art. Nice and clean with original pieces from all over the republic.
Anonymous

01 March 2017

This is a must. The owner are Americans and open their house for tours. There are over 3000 pieces of folk art. They do ask for donations at the end of the tour for helping the locals. It is a lovely place to visit and worth your time.
Anonymous

19 January 2017

This museum is very much alive. The three highlights common to many are: The extravagant color used in the works, the knowledgeable guide, and the ability to touch many pieces and use flash photography everywhere.

A good demonstration of Mexican culture through the mixture of Maya / Spanish art.

One change to make: Guide could be less talkative so it's easier to ask questions.
Anonymous

20 December 2016

We entered the museum a little around 12:30 thinking that we had enough to see the whole thing before it closed. Our tour took an hour and our host David was great! The house has an amazing collection of folk art and all the proceeds go to charity. Our host explained a lot of the art work and the many stories behind them. At the end of the tour you get to meet the owner of the house and the art. Visiting the museum/house is a must do in Valladolid!