Museo Regional de Querétaro

In the heart of the Historic Center of Santiago de Querétaro, the Museo Regional de Querétaro (Regional Museum of Querétaro) is located in the former Convento Grande de San Francisco, one of the most emblematic buildings in the city, built between 1540 and 1550, this architectural complex was the first religious construction in the region and played a crucial role in the evangelization and urban development during the viceregal era. Over the centuries, the convent has witnessed several historical events, including its transformation into a cathedral and its subsequent conversion into a museum in 1936.

In addition to its colonial architecture, the museum houses the Convent Library of San Francisco, which holds more than 13,000 volumes published between the 16th and 19th centuries, including missals, bibles, treatises on philosophy, biology, literature and music, many of them in Latin, as well as in Spanish, Italian, French and Arabic, with parchment, wood and decorated leather bindings, as well as manuscript choral books and rare works that reflect the cultural and religious richness of the period.

Today, the Regional Museum of Queretaro not only preserves the historical and architectural heritage of the region, but also offers a space for research and cultural dissemination, consolidating itself as a reference in the conservation of the collective memory of Queretaro.