Central Mexico
Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc Borough

José Luis Cuevas Museum

The José Luis Cuevas Museum is located just off the Zócalo within the , in , Mexico. The museum and Church of Santa Inés were built as parts of the Convent of Santa Inés complex.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Jose Luis Cuevas Museum”
  • Address: 13 Calle Academia, 06070

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Academy of San Carlos and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

Museum
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The , formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture. is situated 100 metres southeast of José Luis Cuevas Museum.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the , is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. is situated 420 metres west of José Luis Cuevas Museum.

Ruins
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The was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now . Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. is situated 280 metres northwest of José Luis Cuevas Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tepito.

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The old city center or Histórico of , around the Plaza de la Constitución, is an area clearly different from the rest of the city. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Neighborhood
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is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in , a borough of bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2.

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood located in the Cuauhtémoc municipality of now part of colonia Guerrero close to and La Lagunilla.

José Luis Cuevas Museum

Latitude
19.43367° or 19° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude
-99.12913° or 99° 7′ 45″ west
Open location code
76F2CVMC+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1421957001
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6292752
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“José Luis Cuevas Museum” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Inés and Santa Teresa la Antigua.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “José Luis Cuevas Museum”. Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.