Editing Veracruz (section)

===Museums===
[[File:San Martin Pajapan Monument 1 retouched.jpg|thumb|300px|The Olmec [[San Martin Pajapan Monument 1]] on exhibit in the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa]]

The state capital of Xalapa is also home to a number of important museums. The Museum of Anthropology contains the second most important collection of Mesoamerican artifacts in the country. It was built beginning in 1959 over six hectares. The complex is divided into various halls and galleries by theme, focusing on the Olmec and Totonac cultures. The Patio Olmeca contains the colossal head found in 1945 and known as El Rey (The King). Other important artifacts include giant stelae and [[San Martin Pajapan Monument 1]] (at right).
The Museum of Science and Technology is in Xalapa. It contains more than 400 exhibitions in eight halls: Life, Ecology, Space, Transportation, Sciences, Energy, Water and Earth. The Pinoteca Diega Rivera was established by the state in the former Monastery of San Francisco in Xalapa. Its primary function is to preserve and display [[Diego Rivera|Rivera]]'s works owned by the state, but it also contains early works by [[José María Velasco Gómez|José María Velasco]], [[Jorge Cuesta]] and [[Teodoro A. Dehesa]]. Near the city is the Hacienda del Lencero, which was the home and headquarters of President Antonio López de Santa Anna in the 19th century. It has been preserved and turned into a museum.<ref name="atractcul"/>

In Tuxpan is the Regional Museum of Anthropology with more than 400 pieces from pre-Hispanic groups in the region, displayed in four halls. Most of the pieces come from the center of the state and from the Huasteca region.On the edge of the Tuxpan River. The city also has the Mexican-Cuban Museum. It contains a collection of photographs from the [[Cuban Revolution]] as well as a statue of [[José Martí]].<ref name="atractcul"/>

Other museums are scattered in other parts of the state. The [[Salvador Ferrando]] Museum is located in [[Tlacotalpan]] and contains many everyday items and art from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The Tuxteco Regional Museum in Santiago de Tuxtla contains Olmec and Totonac artifacts including art objects, farming implements, utensils and more. In the garden area, there are giant stone sculptures from the Tres Zapotes site. The Jardín Central (Central Garden) of the municipality of [[Tierra Blanca, Veracruz|Tierra Blanca]] has a number of Totonac archeological pieces on display. The Archeological Museum of Córdoba is in the city of the same name with three exhibition halls containing artifacts from the Maya, Olmec, Toltec and Huastec cultures. There is also a collection of historical photographs of the city. The Veracruz State Art Museum (Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz) is located in Orizaba in what was the monastery associated with the Concordia Church. Its collection includes works by Diego Rivera, [[Ignacio Rosas]] and [[Gonzalo Argüelles]]. It also contains a collection of historical photographs related to Veracruz and art. The Malintzin Archeological Museum is in the municipality of [[Nogales, Veracruz|Nogales]]. It is a small museum with one hall, with photographs and documents. It is located in the church where [[Malinche]] and [[Juan de Jaramillo]] were supposedly married.<ref name="atractcul"/>