The attitude of the Mexican people to the religion of Christianity has always been complex and ambiguous. On the one hand, there are conservative and religious provincial residents. They regularly go to temples, celebrate religious holidays, and listen to the ministers of the church. On the other hand, there are citizens who consider religion a rural custom that has no basis or evidence. This was the result of the Spanish conquests, church reform, and the Mexican Revolution. These events destroyed many churches and monasteries. And the Vatican severed its connection with Mexico for a long time. All this strongly influenced the belief in Christianity of the Mexican people, their attitude to religious canons. It made them look to the distant past, to the spiritual practices of ancient magicians and shamans. The most practiced among them were symbolic "transformations" into other creatures using masks. Today they have lost their sacred meaning. However, they remain the most exciting sight. Everyone has mixed feelings when they look at ancient religious masks: some people find them funny, some mysterious, and some creepy and dangerous. But no matter what feeling they evoke, they always gather crowds of curious spectators around them. To verify this, you need to go to the National Mask Museum in the Mexican city of San Luis Potosí.

The museum was built at the end of the 19th century on Plaza del Carmen. It was designed by engineer Enrique Campos. This museum is considered one of the best in the country. Its collection has about 1300 rare masks from all over Mexico. Some of the exhibits are several centuries old. The oldest is about 500 years old. The museum also has a hall with an Asian collection, most of which is represented by masks of India.

Also, the museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions dedicated to the masks of the Venice Carnival, European palace masquerades, and many other cultural events where the mask was an integral attribute.