Museo del Estanquillo
Carlos Monsiváis collection
Arts, Childs , Centro Histórico y Alrededores
The Estanquillo Museum was founded in 2006 from the desire of Carlos Monsivais to share his collection with the Mexican people, this collection consists of more than 20,000 pieces, among which are historical documents, paintings, photographs, drawings, prints , sheet music, cartoons, miniatures and models. From the diversity of these collections the name of the museum, which draws an analogy with small businesses, which in the Mexico of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were known as "estanquillos" arises, where it was possible to buy almost all kinds goods.
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Isabel la Católica 26, col. Centro, del. Cuauhtemoc, México, D.F.
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