[1] Its objective is to preserve and spread the archaeological heritage of Durango and the region formed by the states of Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Jalisco.

It was inaugurated as a museum on August 3, 1998 with the aim of preserving and disseminating the archaeological heritage of Durango and the region made up of the states of Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco.

It is an important repository of knowledge for the indigenous populations who have inhabited the states of Durango, Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco for over 15,000 years.

[3] The facilities consist of a lobby, a patio and two arcades where a mural of the State of Durango with its different areas is shown; the Semi Desert, the Plains, the Valleys, the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Quebradas.

[3] In addition to its exhibitions, the museum offers organized guided tours, walks through archaeological sites, clay modeling, and saddlery courses.

Following these routes, Teotihuacan astronomers arrived at the northernmost site where the sun moves during the year, and there they built a ceremonial center in Alta Vista, Chalchiuites, Zacatecas.

One of the people's characteristic art styles is a hybrid ceramic type appearing in a terminal phase close to Spanish contact called El Molino.