Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

Franz Mayer Museum

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 15, 2019

1. Franz Mayer Museum Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Museo Franz Mayer. Fue el Hospital de San Juan de Dios fundado en el siglo XVI y hasta inicios del siglo XX siguió funcionando como hospital. Desde 1996 aloja al Museo Franz Mayer dedicado a las artes decorativas y el diseño.

English translation:
Franz Mayer Museum. Originally this was the Hospital of San Juan de Dios founded in the 16th century and until the early 20th century continued to operate as a hospital. Since 1996, it has housed the Franz Mayer Museum dedicated to decorative arts and design.

Erected by Centro Histórico Ciudad de México.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Hispanic Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 19° 26.223′ N, 99° 8.597′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. It is on Avenida Hidalgo just west of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 06300, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Central Mexico

and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Temple of San Juan de Dios (here, next to this marker); Benjamín Carrión (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Veracruz (within shouting distance of this marker); Ignacio López Rayón (within shouting distance of this marker); Grave of Manuel Tolsá (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Juárez Hemicycle (about 240 meters away); Aquiles Serdán (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Other markers no longer nearby. One of the Oldest Pulque Dispensaries (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Sostenes Rocha (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Eustaquio Buelna Pérez

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 15, 2019

2. Franz Mayer Museum Marker

The marker is to the left of the main entrance to the museum.

(was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Temple of Corpus Christi (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); General Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Gabino Barreda (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Mariano Escobedo (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Franz Mayer Museum website. (Submitted on March 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.