Santa Clara Convent Museum
Museo de Santa Clara
A 16th-century women's convent where nuns still live in seclusion; the museum displays colonial religious paintings and an old pipe organ.
The convent was founded in 1639, and nuns still live here in seclusion. The museum opens part of the cloisters and chapel, with a collection of colonial religious oil paintings, sculptures, embroidered vestments and a 16th-century organ. Through a grille, you can glimpse the nuns' living quarters. Guides explain the tradition of noblewomen entering the convent in those days. Admission is about 15 bolivianos, and visits are by guided tour. It is about a 5-minute walk from the main square.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri approx. 09:00–12:00, 14:30–18:00; Sat morning
Nearby sights
- Church of San Lázaro
- Museo Universitario Charcas
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre
- Basilica of San Francisco, Sucre
- Casa de la Libertad
- Church of La Merced
- San Felipe Neri Convent
- Mercado Central de Sucre