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This convent's museum houses an important collection of paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and precious metalwork donated to the order during the reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II. Highlights include paintings by Zurbarán, Rubens, and Titian, a sculpted sepulcher of Emperatriz María by Crescenci, Juan de Mena's sculptures and Leoni's marble mausoleum. It first opened to the public in 1960 and won the European Council's special Museum of the Year award in 1987. The 16th-century convent is home to a religious community of Franciscan nuns belonging to the order of St. Clare.
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Tu to Th from 10:30 AM to 12:45 PM,Tu to Th from 04:00 PM to 05:45 PM,Fr from 10:30 AM to 12:45 PM,Sa from 10:30 AM to 12:45 PM,Sa from 04:00 PM to 05:45 PM,Su from 11:00 AM to 01:45 PM
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