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Address Calle Plaza del Carmen 4, San Ángel, 01000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Hours Closing soon · 10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosed Similar Museo Nacional de las Int, Museo Nacional del Virrei, Centro Cultural Isidro Fab, Museo Nacional de las Cu, Museo Nacional de Historia | ||
El Carmen is a former monastery converted to museum in San Ángel, a southern suburb of Mexico City.
The monastery was founded on 29 June 1615 by carmelites in the area of the Aztec village of Tenanitla, which was later renamed San Ángel. The founder was Father Andrés de San Miguel. In the university, there was a college for theology students and a library, which contained more than 12,000 books. In 1858, the college was closed, and the complex was transferred to the local authorities. In 1929, the museum was created, and in 1939, it was transferred to the newly created Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
The museum contains a large collection of Mexical religious art including paintings of Miguel Cabrera, as well as original furniture of the monastery, and a collection related to the history of the monastery.