Museo de la Medicina Mexicana

Antiguo Palacio de la Inquisición / Palace of the Inquisition

This museum managed by the Medicine Faculty of the National University shows the history of health care in Mexico. Features a great replica of an old pharmacy and reconstructed labs of influential medical researchers. Signage is in Spanish only. It is housed in the Inquisition Palace, built between 1732 and 1737, which was the head office of the Holy Inquisition, the religious authority famous for torturing heretic people.

• history
• free
• museum

Address

República de Brasil 33

Hours

Daily 09:00-18:00

Price

Free

Phone

+525556233123

Website

pem.facmed.unam.mx (opens in a new tab)