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This important cultural site is located in what was once the cloister of the convent of San Francisco. The museum's collection is divided into five exhibition rooms: the first, which corresponds to the pre-Hispanic era, shows us both the physical environment that characterizes the Tlaxcala region and its first settlers, highlighting some carved monoliths, polychrome urns, obsidian objects, zoomorphic utensils and figures of various gods.
The Municipality of Tlaxcala is one of the 60 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, it is also the capital of the state, its name Tlaxcala comes from the Nahuatl "tlaxcalli" which means tortilla, it has imposing historical places such as the Former Convent of San Francisco, the Cathedral of Tlaxcala, the Posa Chapel, the Parish of San José, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ocotlán, the Chapel of the Pocito de Agua Milagrosa, the Chapel of San Nicolasito, the Former Municipal Palace, the Hidalgo Portal, the Xicohténcatl Theater, the Open Chapel of Tizatlán, the Temple of San Estebanla, Archaeological Zone of Tizatlán and many more attractions, the All Saints Fair and the Festivities to the Virgin of Ocotlán
The All Saints Fair is an event of great importance, not only for the city but for the entire state, and it exhibits the most representative products of agricultural, livestock, commercial and artisanal activities. There is also an exhibition of cultural documents. A board of trustees elected annually by the State Government's Chief Officer is in charge of organizing and directing the event, in addition to the participation of the Ministry of Tourism. The fair is inaugurated by the state governor. There are artisanal, commercial, agro-industrial, gastronomic and musical exhibitions with the participation of various municipalities of the state. Other important events of the fair are the opening parade. The fair takes place in the facilities of the exhibition center. Celebrations to the Virgin of Ocotlán take place during the month of May; the first Monday there is a procession from Ocotlán to Tlaxcala and the third Monday of the same month, from Tlaxcala to Ocotlán.
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