National Museum of Tequila, Tequila heritage museum in Tequila, Mexico.
The National Museum of Tequila (MUNAT) occupies a 19th-century house in the centre of Tequila, Jalisco. Its permanent rooms hold photographs, maps and objects from pre-Hispanic times to the present, plus a large collection of tequila containers. On the central terrace stands an old agave mill used in rustic production.
The museum opened on 29 January 2000 inside a 19th-century house in the centre of Tequila, Jalisco. It was designed by Alicia Rodríguez, who also worked on the Museo del Mariachi in Cocula and the Museo La Cofradía in Tequila. The building was adapted to hold exhibition rooms, an auditorium, a shop and a temporary exhibition hall.
The museum opened on 29 January 2000 in a 19th-century house in the centre of Tequila, and its design is credited to Alicia Rodríguez, who also worked on the Museo del Mariachi in Cocula and the Museo de La Cofradía in Tequila. Its temporary room has shown painting, photography and sculpture tied to tequila, including Víctor Hugo Pérez's 2015 show "Tequila is a bird that flies inside me" and the 2020 group exhibition "Between Two Worlds" with Adriana Mangluppi, Álvaro J. Abad, Daniel Garbade and Dalia Berlin.
The museum occupies a 19th-century house in the center of Tequila, Jalisco, with an auditorium, a shop and a temporary exhibition room alongside the permanent halls. The central terrace holds the old agave mill, so allow time to see both the indoor displays and the outdoor equipment. The building was inaugurated on 29 January 2000.
On the central terrace stands an old agave mill, a remnant of rustic tequila production. The museum also holds two blown-glass bottles made by engineer Hipólito Gutiérrez, entered in the Guinness records of 1996 and 1997.
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