Museo del Estanquillo

The Museo del Estanquillo is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, Mexico. The museum houses the personal collection of the writer Carlos Monsivais, encompassing paintings, photography, toys, albums, calendars, advertising and books.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in the Historic Center of Mexico City
  • Also known as: “Museo Estanquillo”
  • Address: 26 Calle Isabel la Católica, 06060

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

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 340 metres east of Museo del Estanquillo.

Theater building
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The is a prominent cultural center in . It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. is situated 590 metres northwest of Museo del Estanquillo.

Church
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The Church of San Felipe Neri, commonly known as "La Profesa", is a Roman Catholic parish church that was established by the Society of Jesus late in the 16th century as the church of a community of professed Jesuits.

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 2½ km west of Museo del Estanquillo.

Museo del Estanquillo

Latitude
19.43326° or 19° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude
-99.13612° or 99° 8′ 10″ west
Operator
Museo Estanquillo
Open location code
76F2CVM7+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217323406
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6034430
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Spanish—“Museo del Estanquillo” goes by many names.

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