Museo de la Catedral

A relatively new cultural and historical space in the Colonial Zone is the Cathedral Museum, located on Isabel La Católica street, right next to the old Borgella Palace, in the restored building of the Royal Jail of Santo Domingo.

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Cathedral, this museum was inaugurated in which paintings, chandeliers, crucifixes and other objects related to the history of the First Cathedral of America will be exhibited. These have been compiled since 1993.

The pieces date from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and are treasures that have been jealously cared for and kept at the discretion of the Catholic Church. Sacred objects, religious images restored and unrestored.

There are also valuable jewels that could be appreciated by the public such as: "Pectoral Cross", "Bicephala Eagle", "Butterfly Jewels", "Heart's Joyel", "Lizard's Joyel", "Sea Horse's Joyel", "Joyel del Templete ”, among others.

The reconstruction of the Royal Prison cost around 70 million pesos and the construction of the Museum about 130 million pesos.

The location is perfect for the museum because it has the house of the Cardinal Archbishop on the right, the House of the Annunciation after it and just opposite the back of the Primada de América Cathedral