Floor

Floor

Religion

Communication

Society

The Reality of America

Society

Ticket Office

Cloakroom

Rest area Lift

Gift shop Toilets

Disabled toilets

Knowing about America

Floor

Reading Cloister

Lecture theatre

Meeting point for group

visits

Temporary exhibition hall

Children’s workshop

Entrance/ExitAuditorium

LibraryAccess toAuditorium

and Library from the street

Educational Area

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The Museum recommends

1 The panels depicting the Conquest of Mexico

painted in 1698 using the enconchado technique inthe viceroyalty of Nueva España.

2 A waterproof coat made by the Inuit in the 18th century from seal or walrus intestines for protection from the icy waters of the Arctic.

3 The series of paintings depicting castes or mixed races in the new

American society since 1492.

4 A Mayan urn, which shows

the deceased king becoming Kinich Ahau,sun god of

the night and the underworld.

5 The shirt adorned with porcupine quills, worn by the chief of a tribe that lived on the Great Plains.

6 The Helmet identifying its owner, a member of the Tlingit tribe living on the Northwest coast of North

America, as a member of the wolf clan.

7 The painting of the port of Seville. This port was the communication centre of the known world at the end of the 16th century.

8 The Quimbaya chief, part of the most important

indigenous treasure that has survived until today.

9 The gold and silver monstrance produced in Cuzco, a symbol of Catholic liturgy and evangelism.

10 The Tro-Cortesianus or Madrid Codex. It is one of only 4 pre-Hispanic Mayan

codices preserved in the world.

8 The The Quimbaya chiefpart of the most important

indigenous treasure that has survived until today.

The Museum recommends

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America, as a member of the wolf clan.

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Rest areasIn the Reading Cloister, a place for reading, relaxing and bookcrossing.

Opening timesAdmission is free on Sundays.

Tuesday to Saturday: from 9.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Free from 2.00 p.m.Sundays and public holidays: from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.Remember that we close on Mondays throughout the year, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 24, 25 and 31 December and on two local holidays.Library: Tuesdays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Previous appointmentbiblioteca.mamerica@mecd.es

Come back another dayBecause there’s still a lot to learn about the Americas for you to enjoy.

Services• Free parking at weekends• Wheelchairs• Wi-fi in the cloisters• Hearing loop

Take the opportunity to visit other museums of the Moncloa area:Museo del Traje. CIPEAvenida de Juan de Herrera, 2Museo CerralboCalle Ventura Rodríguez, 17

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Museo de AméricaAvenida Reyes Católicos, 6. 28040 MadridNext to Faro de MoncloaTel. 34-915 439 437museo.america@mecd.es