Diocesan Museum of San Ignacio Guazú

One Key Exhibit

The key exhibit here is an allegorical picture showing St Ignatius and his acolytes lording it over the world. St Ignatius and his priests ruined indigenous communities and their cultures across the w...

Religious art

This museum has a variety of religious art with emphasis on native sculpture as taught by the Jesuits. A small carving school is attached to the museum.

Worth a visit

In this part of Paraguay you can visit churches and Jesuit remains but here is a small museum which has a fine collection of Jesuit/Guarani sacred art within an old building of the era and which is st...

Perfect complement to a visit to the Jesuit missions

I would highly recommend stopping by San Ignacio to visit this museum if in the area to visit the missions.

Very interesting visit

This is a very small museum, but is well-done. The guide was very knowledgable, and the artifacts are beautiful.