Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Arts Barracks / The Old Mining School

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2020

1. Arts Barracks / The Old Mining School Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Cuartel del Arte
Antigua Escuela de Minas
Recinto histórico dedicado al arte y al saber. Fue parte de los anexos del Convento de San Francisco pero con la desamortización de los bienes de la iglesia y la exclaustración de los religiosos en 1861 fue sede de la Escuela Práctica de Minas y tras ser destinado para diversos usos, durante el periodo revolucionario las tropas de guarnición lo ocuparon como cuartel y oficinas militares, momento en que fue conocido como Cuartel "Gabriel Hernández” hasta que en 1984 el edificio fue designado Museo Regional del Estado de Hidalgo.

Actualmente a este edificio se le conoce como el Cuartel del Arte, comprendiendo una galería y sala de exposiciones temporales. El edificio ostenta un estilo neoclásico, aunque mayormente sobrio por sus pocos ornamentos, en la fachada se hallan pilastras lisas, en el segundo nivel se observa un balaustre y se remata con un frontónliso. El costado oriente cuenta con una entrada marcada por columnas toscanas asentadas en altas bases.

English:
Arts Barracks
The Old Mining School
Historical

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enclosure dedicated to art and knowledge. It was part of the annexes of the Convent of San Francisco, but with the confiscation of the goods of the Church and the expulsion of the devoutly religious, in 1861 it became the seat of the "Escuela Practica de Minas", and after being destined for different uses during the revolutionary period, the garrison troops used it as a barracks and military offices, whereupon it was known as the "Gabriel Hernandez" barracks until, in 1984 the building was designated to be the Regional Museum of the State of Hidalgo.

Today this building is known as the Arts Barracks, comprising a gallery and temporary exhibition room The building boasts a neoclassical style although it is mostly solemn for its lack of ornaments; on the façade there are smooth frames, and on the second level one can see a baluster, finished with a smooth pediment The east side has an entrance marked by Toscana columns seated in high bases.

Erected by Honorable Ayuntamiento de Pachuca de Soto.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 20° 7.263′ N, 98° 43.905′ W. Marker is in Pachuca, Hidalgo. Marker is on Casasola just east of Miguel

Arts Barracks / The Old Mining School Marker English text image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2020

2. Arts Barracks / The Old Mining School Marker English text

Hidalgo, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Art Barracks (here, next to this marker); General Gabriel Hernández (a few steps from this marker); National Photo-library of the INAH and Museum of Photography (within shouting distance of this marker); Church and Convent of San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Bartolomé de Medina Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Vicente Aguirre del Castillo (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Carlos Ramírez Guerrero (about 210 meters away); Museum of Labor Medicine "Nicolás Zavala" (approx. 6.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pachuca.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2020

3. Arts Barracks / The Old Mining School Marker

The marker can be seen to the left in this view of the plaza east of the Arts Barracks.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.