Caricature Museum, Mexico City

The Caricature Museum is located in an 18th-century Baroque building in the historic center of . It was opened in 1987 to preserve and promote the history of Mexican cartooning, done for both political and entertainment purposes.
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  • Opening hours: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Museo de la Caricatura”
  • Address: 99 Calle Donceles, 06010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor.

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 150 metres south of Caricature Museum, Mexico City.

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 150 metres southeast of Caricature Museum, Mexico City.

Arts center
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The is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the . In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the government ceded it to the Spanish government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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The old city center or Histórico of , 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.

Quarter
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was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . 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.

Neighborhood
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is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of . 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. is situated 3 km west of Caricature Museum, Mexico City.

Caricature Museum, Mexico City

Latitude
19.43566° or 19° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
-99.13267° or 99° 7′ 58″ west
Open location code
76F2CVP8+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217316690
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5039534
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Caricature Museum, Mexico City” goes by many names.

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