Guadalupe Posada Museum
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José Guadalupe Posada Museum
The José Guadalupe Posada Museum is located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, capital of the State of the same name. The museum displays the original signed printed plates in which José Guadalupe Posada created his graphic images.
The Museum
It is fitting that the museum is located in this City, as Aguascalientes is the birthplace of this great Mexican graphic artist, born in 1852. In fact, as one enters the City on the main highway, a large sign and representation of one of Posada's more famous characters, "La Calavera Catrina", greets visitors.The complex is formed by a church, a square, a garden, and the museum. The museum is housed in what was the priest's cloisters and residence, in front of Gardens and a Colonial fountain, and immediately next to the beautiful 18th century baroque Church of "El Señor del Encino" (Our Lord of the Oak, for a Black Crist made of oak, worshiped in the church), in the Triana historic colonial neignborhood. The museum is not large, but one can spend the day there fascinated by the original signed printing plates.
The Posada Museum opened in 1972 and is run jointly by the state and federal governments. Unfortunately, at this time in 2004, there is no bookstore or gift shop to purchase books, other material or posters.
The Displays
It is possible to actually see the artist's hand at work on the plates, which brings a sense of immediacy to the viewer, and reaches across the centuries, putting the viewer in touch with the artist.
One is struck by the smallness of some of the plates, especially if one is familiar with his images, which are often re-printed monumentally. The museum itself features a few life-size cut-outs of some of his famous personages. It is a mark of the true excellence of his work that these small images, originally intended for newspaper or broadside publication, do not suffer by being blown up in size.
The collection features original plates for printing the broadsides, from its permanent collection, as well as changing exhibits of Posada's work. Also included in the collection are a number of extant broadsides which Posada created, his covers for a series of storybooks and song collections as well as engravings by a Posada predecessor, Manuel Manilla. There are two other galleries devoted to changing exhibits as well as a display of antique engraving equipment.
Hours of operation
The José Guadalupe Posada Museum is located in the: Jardin del Encino o de la Paz (explanda)s/n
Telephone: (449) 915-45-46 Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm, closed Mondays
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