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Words by Perry & Cindy Mack
I stared at the skull, and naturally it stared back at me, with rather sightless eyes I admit.
One thing I learned about playing golf, which is reflected in life, is to manage my expectations. Expect too much and your game falters, and your day is delinquent. On the other hand, if go out to have fun, it’s a success. Same score, but different outcome.
The same is true for the archeological museum of Mazatlan. It has a soft spot in my heart in the same way that the museum in my home town has; it is visably under-funded and staffed by volunteers. But that doesn’t make the displays and artifacts less valuable nor less interesting. It just means you have to not expect the glitz and glitter of a knock your socks off big budget, big city museum.
It is 45 pesos to get in - about $3 CAD. The museum consists of four smallish rooms with roughly 200 artifacts on display, safely sequestered behind Plexiglas with descriptions of the regions history on the walls behind - sometimes literally behind the displays. But they are in Spanish and English for those of us challenged by the local language.
Our greeter was friendly and spoke enough English to describe the layout and ask that we not use a flash or touch the display cases. Fair enough.
The museum is aptly housed in a building that was designated as a historical site in the late 19th century. The signage is miniscule, which, while it does make it difficult to find, leaves the ambiance of old town intact.
Permanent displays are dedicated to Sinaloa, Mesoamerica and colonial history, while one is for temporary exhibitions. You’ll reach out through time to pre-colonial peoples viewing historic photographs, and from exhibits showing antiquities, pottery, idols, burial artifacts, bones, weapons and tools.
The museum is located at Sixto Ozuna No. 76, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and if your Spanish is good the website is https://www.inah.gob.mx/red-de-museos/210-museo-arqueologico-de-mazatlan