• Exhibitions
    • Spotlight Gallery
    • Current Exhibition >
      • Navidad 2020
      • La Catrina from its origins
      • Old Postcards from México
      • Bandera Ware >
        • A painting by José Salazar
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • OTOMÍ DREAM
      • NATIVITY SCENES 2019
      • Three Wise Man Celebration
      • DAY OF THE DEAD 2019
      • Whimsical Tales of Ocumicho
      • Lacquers from Uruapan
      • The Popular Mexican Velvet Hat
      • Cinco de Mayo -2019
      • Green-Glazed Ceramics
      • Double Exhibition
      • Chistmas Nativities-2018
      • Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos 2018
      • Patriotic Play: Figures of the Mexican Revolution
      • Mexican Independence Day 2018
      • Fiesta Display: Traditional Mexican Embroidery
      • A Photographic Stroll
      • Traditional Toys
      • Cinco de Mayo 2018
      • Splendors of Oaxacan Art
      • Nacimiento Navideño 2017
      • Día De Los Muertos 2017
      • Birds of Clay: Burnished Pottery from Jalisco
      • ¡Alebrijes! Alebrijes!
      • Mystical Masks / Máscaras Místicas
      • Nacimiento Navideño/ Nativity Sets & Scenes 2016
      • El Día De Los Muertos 2016
      • Muñecas Tradicionales / Traditional Dolls
      • Barro Petatillo y Petate de Palma
      • Dîa de los Muertos 2015
      • Bandera Ware/ Flag Ware
      • Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin
      • ¡LOTERÍA! Mexico's Game of Chance and Poetry
      • Tree of Life / El Arbol de la Vida
      • Mexico Dreams Animals
      • Transportation ¡DALE!
      • ¡Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico
  • About
  • Events
    • Past Events
  • Get Involved
    • Donations
    • Volunteer
    • Internships
  • Links
  • Collections
    • Tin Art
    • Bandera Ware
  • Contact and Hours
  • Past Exhibitions
    • Mexican Independence Day display 2019
  • Mariachi outfit and its history
  • Upcoming exhibition
  • Popular Nativities

Welcome to Casa Dolores
Center for the Study of the Popular Arts of Mexico

Current Exhibits
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In accordance with the new regional stay-at-home orders, our museum will close temporarily to the public.
On Display
Navidad 2020 / Old Birth of Metepec, State of  
                                México- Window display
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Old Postcards from México     / Outdoor display
A painting by José Salazar
In Sand and Oil:
1960's -1970's
On Display
Bandera / Flag Ware
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Casa Dolores, is a small museum that houses one of the largest collections of Mexican folk art on the Californian Central Coast. 

This museum is located in the historic Botiller Adobe (est. 1843), the only original, still standing two-story adobe in the city.

Every corner of the home, including the tin art gallery tucked away in the bathroom, is adorned with Mexican folk art.
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Casa Dolores is devoted to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of an extensive variety of objects of the popular arts of Mexico. The museum engages with the Santa Barbara community by providing culturally significant programs such as temporary exhibitions, art demonstrations,  presentations, and cultural displays.
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Many of the pieces displayed in the museum are unique to various regions in Mexico, such as:
  • Talavera from Puebla
  • Alebrijes from Oaxaca
  • Huichol art from the western highlands
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Our collections range from Pre-Hispanic to current day.
Artists whose works are displayed include:
  • Josefina Aguilar
  • Teodora Blanco
  • Candelario Medrano
  • Abelardo Ruiz
  • Rosa Real De Nieto
  • Linares Family
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In Sand and Oil:
A Painting by José Salazar
1960's-1970's
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Bandera/ Flag Ware


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  • Exhibitions
    • Spotlight Gallery
    • Current Exhibition >
      • Navidad 2020
      • La Catrina from its origins
      • Old Postcards from México
      • Bandera Ware >
        • A painting by José Salazar
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • OTOMÍ DREAM
      • NATIVITY SCENES 2019
      • Three Wise Man Celebration
      • DAY OF THE DEAD 2019
      • Whimsical Tales of Ocumicho
      • Lacquers from Uruapan
      • The Popular Mexican Velvet Hat
      • Cinco de Mayo -2019
      • Green-Glazed Ceramics
      • Double Exhibition
      • Chistmas Nativities-2018
      • Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos 2018
      • Patriotic Play: Figures of the Mexican Revolution
      • Mexican Independence Day 2018
      • Fiesta Display: Traditional Mexican Embroidery
      • A Photographic Stroll
      • Traditional Toys
      • Cinco de Mayo 2018
      • Splendors of Oaxacan Art
      • Nacimiento Navideño 2017
      • Día De Los Muertos 2017
      • Birds of Clay: Burnished Pottery from Jalisco
      • ¡Alebrijes! Alebrijes!
      • Mystical Masks / Máscaras Místicas
      • Nacimiento Navideño/ Nativity Sets & Scenes 2016
      • El Día De Los Muertos 2016
      • Muñecas Tradicionales / Traditional Dolls
      • Barro Petatillo y Petate de Palma
      • Dîa de los Muertos 2015
      • Bandera Ware/ Flag Ware
      • Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin
      • ¡LOTERÍA! Mexico's Game of Chance and Poetry
      • Tree of Life / El Arbol de la Vida
      • Mexico Dreams Animals
      • Transportation ¡DALE!
      • ¡Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico
  • About
  • Events
    • Past Events
  • Get Involved
    • Donations
    • Volunteer
    • Internships
  • Links
  • Collections
    • Tin Art
    • Bandera Ware
  • Contact and Hours
  • Past Exhibitions
    • Mexican Independence Day display 2019
  • Mariachi outfit and its history
  • Upcoming exhibition
  • Popular Nativities