Veracruz State Art Museum, Art museum in Orizaba, Mexico.

The Veracruz State Art Museum (MAEV) occupies a former 1776 oratory of San Felipe Neri at the corner of Avenida 4 Oriente and Calle Sur 23 in Orizaba. The colonial building, damaged by earthquakes and rebuilt, now holds eight exhibition rooms with about 700 works spanning the viceregal era to contemporary art.

The building was erected in 1776 as the Oratorio de San Felipe Neri, an annex to the Santuario de Santa María de Guadalupe. After the Reform War the Philippian order left in 1859; during the French intervention it served as a hospital for French soldiers in 1864–1865, later as a children's hospice and women's hospital, and from 1910 as a women's prison. The 1973 earthquake destroyed much of it; reconstruction began in 1989 and the museum opened on 27 November 1992.

The collection centres on artists born in Veracruz, among them José Justo Montiel, Salvador Ferrando and Alberto Fuster, alongside landscapes, bridges and harbours of the state. Diego Rivera's 33 early works are here because he donated them to the Veracruz government, which had funded his first scholarship to study in Europe.

The museum offers guided tours, artist talks, and educational programs that help visitors understand the works on display. It is best to check opening hours before visiting and to come during quieter times for a more relaxed experience.

The 33 early Diego Rivera works came as a donation: Rivera gave them to the Veracruz government in thanks for the first scholarship that let him study in Europe. The collection also holds a lithograph of the Pico de Orizaba volcano by Alexander von Humboldt.