Things To Do
Art Across the Border
Museo de Arqueologia de El Chamizal
The museum features the Cultures of the North Room with authentic artifacts from pre-Columbian Casas Grandes and a gallery with paintings and sculpture from well-known local and international artists. Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5.p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.– 5 p.m.
Museo de Arte e Historia del INBA de Ciudad Juarez
The Juárez Museum of Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts, features Mexican art from different periods by local and internationally known artists.
Run by the National Institute of Fine Arts, this museum is located in the Plaza de las Americas area. The concrete circular, central building with fiberglass-domed roof is surrounded by a moat and connected by bridges to the two other exhibit areas. There is a total of 1000 square meters of viewing space with exhibits that change every two months. The receptionist speaks passable English and can answer most questions.
Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Museo Historico de Ciudad Juarez
Housed in the Old Customs House [Aduana Fronteriza], the Juárez City History Museum [Museo Histórico de Ciudad Juárez] features permanent exhibits focused on the different time periods of Mexican History, with emphasis on the Colonial period, the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution. The temporary exhibits cover a wide range of subjects dealing with all aspects of the human condition. It has extensive programs of visits for secondary school students and movies from the golden age of Mexican cinema, as well as special events, concerts and puppet shows. Admission is free. Open Tuesday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de El Paso del Norte y do los Mansos, was the first mission established in the area. The present structure was completed in 1668. A joint effort of Mexican, Mansos Indian and Spanish labor, the church took six years to build. Today it remains the oldest surviving church structure in the area. Next door is the Juarez Cathedral with its Neo-classical facade. There is a large iron fence around the two churches with an open gate on the south side. Near this gate you can often find the mission's self-appointed tour guide, Angel. This is an active perish.
Palacio Municipal
The old city hall building is located directly behind the Guadalupe Mission off Avenida 16 de Septiembre. The building houses some city offices, an art gallery, and restrooms. Located outside is intricate stone and iron work, inside large murals are painted on the side walls.