Visit the sites around the world that tell the story of Pancho Villa and the Revolution.

  • MUREF

    MUREF Museum of the Revolution in the Borderland.

    This museum tells the historic facts that happened in the border of Ciudad Juárez – El Paso between 1911 and 1914. The focal cores that give structure to our story are: The Mexican Revolution; Francisco “Pancho” Villa; as well as the building, site and silent witness of these and other events.

  • Pancho Villa Statue in Tucson, Arizona.

    A statue of Pancho Villa is located in Viente de Agosto Park. The park is between West Broadway and West Congress Street, and west of Church Avenue. Erected in June 1981, the statue was made by Julian Martinez and foundryman Javier Portilla. It was given as a gift to Arizona from Agrupacion Nacional Periodista, a Mexican press organization, and the Mexican government.

  • National Museum of the Revolution in Mexico City.

    Under tons of concrete, at the feet of the Revolution Monument, you can find the National Museum of the Revolution. A space of museistic avant-garde, focused on the divulgation of the mexican revolution’s historical process. It has four areas of exhibition and a permanent exhibition of eight chronically arranged rooms.

  • Francisco Villa Museum in Parral.

    On July 20, 1923, in the city of Parral, Pancho Villa, was killed during an ambush. The house of two floors that is in front of the place where the events occurred became the Francisco Villa Museum. There, the revolutionary events are narrated and objects, photos and other documents are exhibited. Every year, on July 20th, a recreation of this historical event takes place in the same place.

  • El Paso Museum of Art

    Founded in 1959, the El Paso Museum of Art was born from a need to house a significant donation of European Baroque and Renaissance works to the City of El Paso by the Samuel Kress Foundation. The museum’s collection includes a copy of Pancho Villa’s death mask and other items from the Mexican Revolution.

  • Francisco Villa Museum in Durango.

    Definitely One of the Best Places to Visit in Durango. It is seated in the Palacio de Zambrano, with a beautiful baroque facade. The museum consists of 10 rooms with different themes; in the permanent rooms infographics, models, objects, photographs, graphics and videos, narrating childhood, the revolutionary struggle and place in the history of Mexico of General Villa, also known as the "Centaur of the North" are displayed.

  • El Paso Museum of History

    Home to a collection of more than 10,000 artifacts, documents, images, and personal stories chronicles the growth of El Paso- one of largest border metroplexes in the world. The museum’s collection includes an authentic Pancho Villa movie poster (1914) for The Great Mexican War and other items from the Mexican Revolution.

  • Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico.

    Located near the US border with Mexico, this historical park features an exhibit hall and structures that capture the rich history of the Pancho Villa Raid and Camp Furlong. The exhibit hall also showcases the Punitive Expedition, which was led by John “Black Jack” Pershing in 1916-1917. This military expedition to chase down Pancho Villa threatened to bring the United States and Mexico into direct conflict with one another during the height of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico itself.