Originally designed as an opera house, the theater was inaugurated in1873 with a performance by Mexico 's most famous soprano of the day: Angela Peralta, “The Mexican Nightingale”. Over 130 years later it is an elegant venue for national and international artists who perform in such varied events as the International Guitar Festival, Jazz Festival or Chamber Music Festival.
This large and leafy green park is an oasis from the city's bustle, where children can play and adults stroll and relax. It was founded at the turn of the 20 th century and designed in the French style with fountains, ponds, wrought iron benches, graceful bridges and broad walkways lined with cerimoya, mulberry and walnut trees.
“Beaux Arts Cultural Center”
The center originally served as the cloister for the adjoining convent; today it belongs to the Mexican National Art Institute and thus dubbed locally as "Bellas Artes". The center offers classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, music and dance, and is known for its large, if unfinished, murals by the celebrated Mexican painter David Alfaro Siquieros, a former teacher. The large compound houses a museum, auditorium, two art galleries, and a charming courtyard café.
Built around one of San Miguel's more ankle-twisting streets, this small peaceful park climbs to the natural spring and church located at the top of the hill.
“Former Private Home”
This neoclassical mansion, once the home of the wealthy and influential De La Canal family, now houses a branch of the National Bank of Mexico. Its enormous carved wooden main door (located on Canal Street) is evidence not only of the skill of colonial woodworkers but of the status and heritage of the family
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