Museum of El Carmen

The Museo de el Carmen is distinguished by its tiled cupolas, which rise over Avenida Revolución in the San Ángel neighborhood. Originally established in sixteen fifteen as a theology school for the Discalced Carmelite friars, the building served as a place of study and monastic seclusion for over two centuries. After the Reform Laws led to the closure of the monastery in the mid-nineteenth century, the property transitioned through various roles, including a jail and a military barracks, before finally opening as a public museum in nineteen thirty-eight.