Places to visit in Guadalajara
Museum

Museo del Periodismo y las Artes Gráficas (Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts)

Museo del Periodismo y las Artes Gráficas (Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts)
Museum

Museo del Periodismo y las Artes Gráficas (Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts)

Av. Fray Antonio Alcalde 225, Centro, Guadalajara , Jal.. 44100.

$ 1.00

Tuesday through Friday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am - 04:00 pm

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An important part of Mexico’s history is stored within these walls. This site was a printing during the last decade of the eighteenth century (the first in Guadalajara) led by Mariano  Valdes Tellez and at first worked alongside Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the edition of the insurgent newspaper "El Despertador Americano."
This quarry building is known as "La Casa de los Perros"(The house of dogs) because it has two large sculptures of Pointer dogs and  is a neoclassical style.
The museum opened in 1994 and tells the history of journalism in the entity, contains relevant data about media in Mexico and also has a library, newspaper library and rooms for temporary exhibitions.

Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00 hrs.

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This site was formerly a printing press during the last decade of the 19th century
This site was formerly a printing press during the last decade of the 19th century
The ideal museum for those studying journalism and communications
The ideal museum for those studying journalism and communications
This building made of quarry is also known as La Casa de los Perros
This building made of quarry is also known as La Casa de los Perros
The sign that welcomes visitors
The sign that welcomes visitors
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Av. Fray Antonio Alcalde 225, Centro, Guadalajara , Jal.. 44100.