Casa Talavera Cultural Center
Casa Talavera Cultural Center is located in the La Merced neighborhood of the historic center of Mexico City. The building dates back to either the 16th or early 17th century and was the home of the Marquis de Aguayo.Photo: Mexch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Academy of San Carlos.
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 1 km northwest of Casa Talavera Cultural Center.
Academy of San Carlos
Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
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. Academy of San Carlos is situated 550 metres north of Casa Talavera Cultural Center.
Museum of Mexico City
Museum
Photo: VivianaMartinez1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Mexico City is located at Pino Suarez 30, a few blocks south of the Zocalo, on what was the Iztapalapa Causeway, near where Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma II met for the first time. Museum of Mexico City is situated 520 metres west of Casa Talavera Cultural Center.
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. Tlatelolco is situated 3 km north of Casa Talavera Cultural Center.
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 3½ km west of Casa Talavera Cultural Center.
Casa Talavera Cultural Center
- Type: Arts center
- Address: 20 Calle Talavera, Ciudad de México, 06060
- Categories: museum, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.42819° or 19° 25′ 42″ northLongitude
-99.12732° or 99° 7′ 38″ westOperator
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoOpen location code
76F2CVHF+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 217325593OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q16490615
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In Other Languages
“Casa Talavera Cultural Center” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Centro Cultural Casa Talavera”
- Spanish: “Museo de Sitio del Centro Cultural Casa Talavera”
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