[1] The building housing the museum was built in 1903 by Refugio Reyes Rivas in a neoclassical style.

Its facade resembles a Greek temple made out of groove capitals and columns.

Used to be known as "Escuela Normal del Estado" (State Teaching School) when built in 1903, and it was enlarged from 1915 to 1916, it became a museum due to the IV centenary of the foundation of the city, in October 1975 the state open the museum in this edification after being condition for this use.

The reason to turn this place into a museum was to recognize the work of the most outstanding plastic artists of Aguascalientes.

This work was internationally awarded in Paris, France; the name of the sculpture was given to it, due to the amputation of the right arm of the artist.