Our museum is property of the State of Jalisco. Since its registration to the International Council of Museums, Museo Cabañas has undertaken a series of modifications as part of a reinforcement and growth project, aiming to hold world-class exhibits and to contribute to the preservation and enjoyment of this cultural and historical heritage.ĭue to its architectural beauty and historical and cultural importance, the building was declared part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997. In 1980 it was mediated to make it a space dedicated to the diffusion of the arts. Inside are found 23 courtyards of different sizes, surrounded by 72 hallways covered and delimited by Tuscan-style arches and columns that communicate the 126 rooms that once harbored up to three thousand children.Īt the back of the building can be noted a second chapel, of greater sobriety than the first, and was employed as the orphanage’s refectory. In a secondary plane the major chapel’s dome stands out, upheld by two concentric circles of Doric and Ionic columns, topped with a 5-meter-tall lantern. Its façade is distinguished by an even pediment held by six Doric columns. Its symmetrical layout is divided by the major chapel’s Tuscan-style cross, enlivened by walled arches. It is located on a 23,447 square meters surface. Museo Cabañas’ building is considered one of the most important ones in neoclassical architecture in Mexico.
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