It showcases various aspects of New Spain culture, as well as the history of the building’s original occupants. It is housed in the former Jesuit College of San Francisco Javier in Tepotzotlán, in what is now the State of Mexico. It was inaugurated on September 19, 1964, with the aim of offering a comprehensive overview of life during the Spanish colonial period, as there was no museum in the country that covered the 300 years (1521–1821) that this period spanned. The building is a gem in itself. Thoroughly restored in its entirety, it preserves all the original rooms, which were built and decorated between 1606 and 1767: the church with its sacristy and chapel; two cloisters, each with two levels—the Aljibes and the Naranjos—with their respective rooms; the domestic chapel—dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle—the library, the refectory, and the kitchen. Here, the school’s teachers, students, and staff lived, studied, prayed, and rested. The atrium and the garden surround the building. Adjacent to the Cloister of the Cisterns was the guesthouse courtyard with its stables, as the relative seclusion of the complex required potential guests to stay in this area, since it was outside the restricted zone. Today, this space serves as the school’s restaurant or inn.