This city museum is inside an old work of art...

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The Mexico City Museum is located in the old residence of the Counts of Calimaya, by the residential decree that originated it. It is itself a historical monument that for its antiquity and its artistic merit constitutes a typical and valuable exponent of our most genuine architectural traditions. It is founded inside a plateresque work of the 16^th. Century, apparently built in 1536.

Its main door is considered as one of the most beautiful of Mexico City and it was brought from the Philippines in a Chinese Ship. The white cedar carving represents the shields of the family names of the Counts of Santiago of Calimaya: Mendoza, Castilla, Altamirano and Velasco.

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The main patio has arcades of Segovia-Renaissance style. Three
of its sides are decorated with the shields of the county families,
and a shell-type fountain shows a double-tailed Nereid playing the guitar, accompanied by children and dolphins. The stairway has wrought iron handrails and is escorted by two lions of carved stone.

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In the right corner of the museum a prehispanic Head of Snake is embedded. It seems it dates from the 15^th. Century. It was extracted from the Templo Mayor (Main Temple) to serve as foundation and, according to Salvador Novo, “to support the load of the viceroyalty
on its immortal fauces”.
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A work of art inside a work of art:
Joaquín Clausell’s study - 1866-1935.

Almost 1300 postcards or small forms whisper in this study. Linked by the work of a hole life, they spread out as a mural or, why not, as an anti-mural.

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• 1931 - Considered as National Patrimony by the General Direction of Colonial Monuments
• 19960 - Federico Hernández Serrano is appointed life manager of this museum
• 1964 - Mexico City Museum is inaugurated in
  October 31 under the direction of Federico Hernández Serrano
• 1992 - After the death of Federico Hernández Serrano, Jorge Alberto Pérez takes his place until October, 1992, when Fernando Sansen Contreras
  begins his administration until 1993
• 1994 - Patricia Gazcón is the director
• 1995 - María Amparo Clausell Arroyo

• 1998 - Conrado Tostado starts managing
  the museum

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An inclusive and truthful project that will try to satisfy the cultural disquiets of the inhabitants of the capital city.

A museum for “the exhibition, care and
conservation of the documents, relics, antiques,
art objects and others objects linked with the history and the culture of this city”. An universe
of ideas that are reflected permanently in the activities of this museum.

Temporary and permanent exhibitions

Offer spaces for:
Cultural events as cycles, auctions, presentations of books,
conferences, theatrical space, round tables,
press conferences, among others

Events of the month

Open from Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 hours General entrance $10.00 Teachers and students $5.00 Free entrance for INSEN members, (old aged persons)

. Pino Suárez #30 corner with República de El Salvador Centro Histórico - Mexico D.F. phones: (55) 55.42.00.83, (55) 55.42.06.71, (55) 55.22.99.36 and (55) 55.22.36.40

http://www.tourbymexico.com/mcm

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15-01-2008