Today we decided to take in some of the impressive arts scene with a tour of the Fábrica La Aurora which was for many decades a huge textile factory. In fact, the water used to run the mill was piped down from the reservoir we visited yesterday. (If you look very closely at the pictures you may be able to see the remains of the pipes coming out of the reservoir.)

“What once was a textile factory, today houses canvases, sculptures and handmade products of great artists who live in San Miguel

The Cultural Center of Art and Design, La Aurora, which has been unveiled as one of the main attractions of the city of San Miguel de Allende, has a great reason for celebration: its first ten years of history.

After having been for nine decades an important engine for the labor sector in the textile industry, the walls of the Aurora Factory mutated to house in them, canvases and handicraft products in exchange for the looms that had already given it fame and recognition.

In this way, in 2004, under the auspices of Don Francisco Garay and with the initiative and creative value of Christopher Fallon, Mary Rapp, Merry Calderoni and DeWayne Youts, American artists who came to the city to reflect their experiences through The mastery of the brush, sculpture and design, opened the first workshops of what would eventually become a cultural center for the arts.” (From the website)

What a wonderful array of all kinds of artists…

The art is set among some of the old machinery

They also offer art classes…