Academía de San Carlos

Museo Nacional de San Carlos / Academy of San Carlos

Housed in a building dated 1785 that was conceived as the Royal Academy of Beaux Arts. It is administered by the National University and features permanent and temporary painting collections. This is the oldest arts academy in the Americas and has trained large number of Mexico's most famous artists. Today, the academy is part of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) and only graduate courses are taught in the historic centro.

• history
• museum

Address

Academía 22

Hours

Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00

Website

mnsancarlos.com (opens in a new tab)