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A late 16th-century building houses the Franz Mayer collection. Throughout its 400 years of existence, the building has undergone various transformations: it was a cloister, a hospital and an orphanage (the first of its kind in America). In the mid-16th century, the Casa del Peso de la Harina stood in its place. In 1586, it became the Hospital de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados and in 1604 it was named the Convento Hospital de San Juan de Dios. When religious orders which ran infirmaries were suppressed by the Cadiz Constitution in 1820, it became city property. In 1845 it became the General Hospital and 20 years later, the Emperor Maximillian designated the facilities as a hospital for prostitutes. It remained the Hospital de la Mujer for numerous years, though its name has changed several times. Now restored, it houses one of the most important art collections in Mexico.

1- Introduction 6- Silver 7- Sculpture 8- International Ceramics 9- The Applied Arts 11- Temporary Exhibits I

2a- European Painting 2b- European and Mexican Painting 2c- Sacristy (Installation) 3- Talavera from Puebla 4- Textiles 5a-b- The Applied Arts in Mexico 10 Antecedents 12- Temporary Exhibits II

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