[4] The construction of the current Basilica of San Francisco was performed between 1743 and 1744, ending completely in 1753 with the closure and the transept dome roofing.

[2] In 1987 was obtained financing for the elaboration of a project the recovery the architectural complex, through the creation of a private restoration Center and the Museum of sacred art which did not materialized.

Finally, in 1992, at the initiative of the Franciscan order began again the restoration work of the convent of San Francisco with the idea of turning it into a cultural center and museum.

[2] due to that the building then had already been declared as national monument, the authorization of the Deputy Minister of Culture of Bolivia was required to carry out the project.

[2] The main arts are religious paintings from indigenous people, refined examples of the so-called baroque mestizo style: Basilica of San Francisco