Museo de la SHCP
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Reviewed by:
Ralf
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If you are spending a few days in Mexico City then the Museo de la SHCP or properly the ‘Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público’ (Museum of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit), is well worth an afternoon. It is housed in what was the Palacio del Arzobispado (Palace of the Archbishopric), which was built in 1530 under Friar Juan de Zumárraga. Interestingly the site chosen was on the base of the destroyed pyramid of ancient origin that had been dedicated to the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca.
The museum in its modern form houses collections of art from the 18th to 20th centuries, which include works by Juan Correa, Diego Garcia, Rufino Tamayo, Antonio Ruiz, Adolfo Best Maugard and Raúl Anguiano. The main permanent exhibit is called the "Pago en Especie y Acervo Patrimonial" (payment in kind and cultural heritage). It is located on Moneda Street, number 4, in the historic center of Mexico City.
Category: Museums
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