The Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum (Museo Nacional de Acuarela Alfredo Guati Rojo) was the first museum in the world dedicated specifically to watercolor painting. It occupies a former private house in Mexico City's Coyoacán borough, which the city government donated to the museum.
The artist Alfredo Guati Rojo founded the museum in 1964 and ran it until his death in 2003. Its permanent collection of 300 works was donated by Guati Rojo and his wife, and temporary exhibitions are staged both at the museum and abroad.
The museum works to preserve and continue watercolor painting in Mexico and internationally. Alongside its galleries, it offers classes in watercolor and drawing and awards the annual Premio Nacional de Acuarela (National Watercolor Prize). It suits visitors with a particular interest in watercolor, including those who want to practise the medium as well as view it.
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