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| Established | September 7, 1945 |
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| Location | Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°17′40″N 99°39′22″W / 19.294359°N 99.656188°W |
| Type | Art museum |
The Museum of Fine Arts of Toluca is a museum located in Toluca, Mexico.
History
In 1697, the convent of the Carmelitas Descalzos was built where the museum is located.[1] In 1720, the building was used as a school and later as a hospital.[2] In 1940, it was declared a historical monument by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, the building was used as the headquarters of the Scientific and Literary Institute in the 1960s.[3] In 1945, the museum was inaugurated. The museum had to go through a restoration process, in 2002, it was reopened.[1] One of the objectives with the creation of the museum was to preserve pieces of art from the 16th to 19th centuries.[4]
Collections
The museum has around 400 pieces of art.[5] The museum contains collections of art by Baroque artists from Jose de Vivar, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Juarez, and Cristóbal de Villalpando.[2] The museum also contains a collection of wooden sculptures from the 18th century.[6]
Gallery
- ^ a b "Museo de Bellas Artes de Toluca". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ a b "Museo de Bellas Artes (Toluca)". México Desconocido (in Spanish). 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Museo de Bellas Artes, el reciento más antiguo de Toluca". Portal Diario. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Museo de Bellas Artes". Descubre Toluca (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Museo de las Bellas Artes". edomexico.turista.com.mx. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ México, Travel By. "Museo de Bellas Artes de Toluca, Toluca". Travel By Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-03.