Academy of San Carlos
The Academy of San Carlos, formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in Mexico City that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture.Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas
- Address: 22 Calle Academia, Ciudad de México, 06060
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and José Luis Cuevas Museum.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 510 metres west of Academy of San Carlos.
José Luis Cuevas Museum
Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The José Luis Cuevas Museum is located just off the Zócalo within the Historic center of Mexico City, in Mexico City, Mexico. The museum and Church of Santa Inés were built as parts of the Convent of Santa Inés complex. José Luis Cuevas Museum is situated 100 metres northwest of Academy of San Carlos.
Templo Mayor
Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. Templo Mayor is situated 380 metres northwest of Academy of San Carlos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Academy of San Carlos.
Academy of San Carlos
- Categories: art gallery, former hospital, academic building, art museum, art academy, historic building, National Autonomous University of Mexico, building, tourism, university building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.43298° or 19° 25′ 59″ northLongitude
-99.12849° or 99° 7′ 43″ westOperator
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoOpen location code
76F2CVMC+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1421957132OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q337267
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Academy of San Carlos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاديمية سان كارلوس”
- Armenian: “Սան Կառլոս ակադեմիա”
- Armenian: “Սան Կարլոս ակադեմիա”
- Belarusian: “Акадэмія Сан-Карлас”
- Catalan: “Acadèmia de San Carlos”
- Chinese: “圣卡洛斯学院”
- Chinese: “聖卡洛斯學院”
- Danish: “San Carlos Akademi”
- Dutch: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Esperanto: “Akademio de San Carlos”
- French: “académie de San Carlos”
- French: “Académie de San Carlos”
- Galician: “Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Academia Nacional de San Carlos de México”
- German: “Antigua Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura”
- German: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes”
- Greek: “Ακαδημία του Σαν Κάρλος”
- Hungarian: “San Carlos Akadémia”
- Irish: “Acadamh San Carlos”
- Italian: “Accademia di San Carlo”
- Japanese: “アカデミア・デ・サン・カルロス”
- Japanese: “サン・カルロス・アカデミー”
- Japanese: “サン・カルロス美術学校”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Norwegian: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Portuguese: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Portuguese: “Academia de São Carlos”
- Russian: “Академия Сан-Карлос”
- Slovenian: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Slovenian: “Akademija San Carlos”
- Slovenian: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos de Mexico”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos de México”
- Spanish: “Academia de san carlos”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Antigua Academia de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Escuela de San Carlos de la Universidad Autonoma de Mexico”
- Spanish: “Escuela de San Carlos de la Universidad Autónoma de México”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes de la Nueva España”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de San Carlos”
- Swedish: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Ukrainian: “Академія Сан-Карлос”
- Welsh: “Academi San Carlos”
- Western Armenian: “Սան Քարլոսի Գեղարուեստի ազգային Դպրոց”
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