Museo del Carmen

A couple of sundays ago, Ariana and I went out venturing again. We went back to the San Angel area to go to the Museo del Carmen. It is free on Sundays otherwise it is $41 pesos. My guidebook said that photography wasn't allowed and there was even a sign saying no photography allowed but apparently that wasn't true. They allowed photography with no flash. Yea! This place was huge, seriously. We didn't even see all of it and we were there for almost two hours. It used to be a Carmelite monastery school in the early 17th century. There are three amazing tiled domes on top of the building. I can actually see these domes from my bedroom window off in the distance.

Two of the beautiful tiled domes. It was cloudy that day.

Walking inside the entrance, there is a fairly big mural painted on the walls. Here is a photo of part of it.

Another room with a painting and a mural on the wall that is fading and has not been restored.

A room lined with portraits of religious figures, furniture and some nice sculptures.

One of the courtyards outside.

Refrigeration system

Aqueduct and courtyard area



A well

They had several paintings on display here. I saw this Rufino Tamayo painting, "Calvario de Oaxaca"

Some more rooms

A ceiling of a room.

Another nice courtyard

A room where they stored letters with another elaborate ceiling.

Place where they would wash their hands.

The crypt. They had wooden planks you had to walk on to help preserve the floor.

Mummies, they were all unidentified bodies.

Small mural located in a stairwell.

View of the other dome.

The gold-painted main altarpiece with oil paintings.

Outside, the façade of the church.

I was really impressed with this place. There were so many rooms and artwork displayed it was almost overwhelming. A definite must see while visiting Mexico City. It is located on Avenida Revolución and is opened from 10am - 5pm Tue - Sun.

Next blog: Secretaría de Educación Pública - tons of murals