Museo de la Canción Yucateca Asociación Civil

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The Museo de la Canción Yucateca Asociación Civil (Museum of the Yucatecan Song) is in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It opened in 1978 to rescue, preserve and promote the music and culture of the Yucatán Peninsula. It was founded by Mrs. Rosario Cáceres Baqueiro, granddaughter of Cirilo Baqueiro Preve, known as Chan Cil, who created the trova yucateca. The museum is housed in an old colonial-style house in the La Mejorada neighborhood in central Mérida; the house was donated to the museum in 2001. The building was restored in 2015 at a cost of 20 million pesos. In the courtyard are full-size statues of singers Pepe Domínguez, Guty Cárdenas and Ricardo Palmerín. The museum also has a theater and exhibits including musical instruments, phonographs, musical scores, photographs, paintings and sculptures.