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Paseo por Mexico Hermila Dominguez de Castellanos Art Museum in Comitan de Dominguez

Hermila Dominguez de Castellanos Art Museum in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

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The Hermila Domínguez de Castellanos Art Museum in Comitán de Domínguez promotes and exhibits works of art, such as paintings and sculptures by artists from Chiapas and nationally. Among the pieces on display are pieces by Rufino Tamayo, José Luis Cuevas, José Guadalupe Posadas, Francisco Toledo, Ariel Mendoza, Luis Zárate, among others. It has three permanent exhibition halls and one temporary exhibition hall. It offers painting, drawing and clay modeling workshops, art talks, children's plastic arts workshops, concerts, conferences, and art contests.

Municipality

Comitán de Domínguez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Comitlán which means place of potters, a word that was Hispanicized as Comitán, today it is a thriving municipality characterized by its variety of architectural styles ranging from neoclassical to neo-Gothic and art nouveau and even Mudejar. It has several tourist attractions for visitors such as the Historic Center of Comitán, the gardens and streets, the Uninajab Spa, the Church of Santo Domingo, the Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente and more.

Festivities

In Comitán de Domínguez the most important celebrations are the Feast of San Sebastián on January 20, the Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2, the Feast of San Caralampio from February 11 to 20, the Feast of Santo Domingo and the trade fair, and the Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.


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