museum in 3D

In order to view the Gallery images you will use "Stereo Photo Viewer" applet. This viewer has been developed in Java2 environment and will let you view the 3-D stereo photographs in a variety of stereo viewing modes and sizes.

The Viewer will display each image only after it has been thoroughly downloaded to your computer. The Viewer does not include a download progress bar, only a brief message in the browser's window title bar: "Loading images..." followed by "preparing the image display...", after this, the image will be displayed (*).

(*) If you have Windows XP and version 1.4.2. from Java (or newer) installed in your PC, once downloaded, the images will be stored in cache, so they do not need to be downloaded again in this or later sessions.

_F Click on any image to open the Viewer in a new window and view the 3D Gallery.

_F Inside the Viewer navigate within the Gallery through the drop-down menu.

For Help: in the Viewer press [F1] key.
If you wish to close the Viewer and come back to this page, press [ESC] key.

This page uses JAVA. If you find display troubles, please install latest JAVA runtime.

The cloister                                                                           [ 67 Kb ] It is one of the museum's main attractions. The building's history dates back to the start of the viceroyalty. For four centuries it functioned as a hospital, standing out as the first hospital in the Americas of the Order of Saint John of God. Most of the present construction dates back to the XVIII Century. The Rogerio Casas-Alatriste H. Library.                                           [ 54 Kb ] Houses more than 14,000 volumes, specializing in the decorative arts. Among the collection are old and rare books, and close to 800 editions of Cervantes’ "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de La Mancha". Office or Writing room                                                                             [ 59 Kb ] The recreation of a writing room from colonial times, associated with the male figure. Most of the pieces date from the XVIII Century. Folding screen with scenes from the conquest and view of Mexico City.                                                                          [ 74 Kb ] Oil on canvas. New Spain; late 17th Century. 213 x 563 x 2 cm. On one side of this screen is a view of Mexico City from the late 17th Century, while the other side shows scenes from the conquest of Mexico. Cabinet (detail)                                                                                             [ 88 Kb ] Pine covered with ebony, tortoise shell and engraved and dyed bone inlay, with bronze applications. Flanders; Late 17th Century. 67 x 112 x 36 cm. A magnificent example of Flemish furniture, in which religious and pagan elements are combined without breaking with the stylistic unity that characterizes it. Equinox Sundial Clock                                                                           [ 90 Kb ] Forged and decorated bronze and brass. Augsburg?, Germany; 17th? Century; 1 x 6 x 6 cm. Sundials served to mark local time with the aid of the sun's shadow. The equinox type could be used in different places, by having an inclinometer of different degrees of latitude.  Tray, jar, bottle and pot                                                                         [ 52 Kb ] Glazed ceramic, Mexico; 17th and 19th centuries. A set representative of the variety of forms and styles of Puebla pottery, from elegant blue and white decoration to shiny polychrome. Cigarette cases and necklace                                                           [ 135 Kb ] Woven beads, knotted and embroidered. Mexico; 19th Century.The era of greatest splendor in the use of glass beads was the XIX Century. Such was their success that they were used as decoration for all kinds of everyday objects, and to decorate clothing. Book cover plate                                                                                       [ 57 Kb ] Resurrection; Smelted, forged, chiseled and hammered silver. Europe, 18th Century; 6 x 9 cm. This kind of ornamental plate with religious motifs was used to decorate the covers of important religious books, such as bibles and sermon books. Pocket watch                                                                                              [ 88 Kb ] Dubois; three types of gold and zinc?, chiseled and worked, with white enamel face. Paris, France. Circa 1800; 2 x 6 Ø cm. Several automaton figures move periodically. Eucharistic urn                                                                                           [ 46 Kb ] Juan Pose. Smelted, forged, chiseled and hammered silver with a pierced shine. Santiago de Compostela?, Spain; late 17th Century. 70 x 50 x 34 cm. Eucharistic urns are used in Easter ceremonies to hold the Holy Sacrament during the three days, to be removed at the end of Holy Week. Eucharistic urn (detail)                                                                         [ 118 Kb ] A representative model of the Archangel Saint Michael as an armed knight of the 14th Century, but it was not until the Renaissance when the manner of dress was changed, inspired by classical models.

NOTICE : Viewing 3D stereoscopic images is totally harmless. Nevertheless, the continued or forced view -whether free or assisted- may cause slight dizziness or visual fatigue. If this occurs to you, simply rest your eyes before resuming.

3D Stereoscopic Photography Jorge Westendarp Galofré
Viewer: JAVA Applet StereoPhotoViewer by Masuji Suto