5/5 Carlos L. 3 years ago on Google
This
Church
was
restored
and
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
on
Chiapas.
The
monastery
with
its
church
was
built
in
the
16th
century,
with
the
monastery
secularized
later.
The
church
retains
its
original
function.
The
building
with
two
courtyards
was
restored
between
1999
and
2002
to
become
a
community
and
cultural
center,
with
the
Museo
de
la
Laca,
founded
in
1952,
moved
inside
to
take
up
much
of
the
upper
floor.
This
museum
contains
about
450
pieces
from
various
parts
of
Mexico
and
Asia,
mostly
made
in
the
20th
century.
The
complex
also
contains
halls
with
permanent
and
temporary
exhibits
along
with
an
auditorium
and
various
types
of
workshops.
The
former
monastery
complex
was
built
along
with
the
Santo
Domingo
church
on
a
small
hill
overlooking
the
Grijalva
River,
in
the
second
half
of
the
16th
century,
attributed
to
Pedro
de
Barrientos
and
Juan
Alonso.
The
church
portion
is
one
of
the
best
preserved
from
the
16th
century
in
Chiapas.
The
former
monastery
is
behind
the
large
church
with
two
main
courtyards.
It
was
secularized
during
the
Reform
War
with
the
church
retaining
its
original
function.
It
underwent
its
most
recent
restoration
between
1999
and
2002
in
order
to
make
it
a
community
and
cultural
center
for
the
city
of
Chiapa
de
Corzo,
with
the
Museo
de
la
Laca
moving
into
it.
It,
along
with
other
facilities
and
operations,
is
managed
by
the
Consejo
Estatal
para
la
Cultura
y
la
Artes
of
Chiapas
(CONECULTA).
The
entire
building
is
officially
called
the
Casa
Escuela
de
Tradiciones
but
it
is
most
commonly
called
the
Museo
de
la
Laca,
although
this
museum
only
takes
up
most
of
the
upper
floor.
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