Museo Casa Juárez

A well-preserved 19th-century building in the city centre that served as the residence and office of Benito Juárez during his years of exile in Chihuahua. The rooms are kept in period style, with original furniture, documents, and artefacts from Juárez's time here. The museum tells the story of the French Intervention and Juárez's determined resistance — a chapter of Mexican history that resonates strongly in the north, where he found refuge when the capital was occupied.

The house is a short walk from the Plaza de Armas, easily combined with a visit to the cathedral.

things to do museum
A story
Benito Juárez, Mexico's great reformist president, used Chihuahua as his capital-in-exile during the French Intervention of 1864–66, when Emperor Maximilian's forces occupied Mexico City and most of the country. From this house he ran a government-in-resistance, signing decrees and directing the war, until the liberal forces finally defeated the French and Juárez returned in triumph to the capital.