In its first year of operation the Meteorite Museum received more than 120,000 visits

Mérida, Yucatán, July 19, 2023. In the framework of its first anniversary and the International Day of the Dinosaur, the Meteorite Museum, celebrated them with various activities such as tours in the rooms of the museum, painting of ceramic figures, face painting and a race of botargas.

The general director of Cultur, Mauricio Díaz Montalvo, the agency that manages that Museum, reported that in its first year this space was visited by more than 120,000 local tourists, from the interior of the country and foreigners.

"Everyone has been delighted by the theme that addresses the extinction of the dinosaurs caused by the impact of a meteorite that fell in Chicxulub," he added.

He said that work will be done on further promotion of the Meteorite Museum as an important tourist attraction, mainly among tourists arriving on cruise ships.

As is known, the Meteorite Museum covers the tour of eight rooms where you can see exhibitions of real meteors, video mappings and figures of prehistoric animals animated with robotics.

On the occasion of the commemoration, groups of children participating in summer courses of Progreso participated.

Still don't know the Meteorite Museum? We invite you to visit us from Monday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. You are sure to be delighted!

Publicado por: Cultur