It is housed in a former federal barracks that was built by Abelardo L. Rodríguez in the 1920s.

In 2004, it was restored and adapted as a museum and is now a Cultural Heritage of the State.

The museum exhibits various pieces belonging to native peoples such as the Kumiai, Pai Pai, and Cucapá, and it explores their legends, traditions, and culture. It also has a photographic collection that tells the history of the building.

he museum exhibition is divided into four sections: prehistoric ceramics, historic ceramics, archaeological ceramic studies, and ethnographic and artistic ceramics.