However, problems with the remodeling surfaced, resulting in the viceroy naming Jose Eduardo Herrera to take over, and Peinado ended up in jail.

[5] The building was again expanded between 1772 and 1779 by Miguel Constanzó, Lorenzo Rodriguez, and Jose Damian Ortiz[2] In 1850, minting operations were moved to Apartado Street, and this building was used by a number of entities such as the Engraving School, the Supreme Court, minister of the interior and government graphic design department.

[7] In 1865, Emperor Maximilian decided to put the Public Museum of Natural History, Archeology and History here, beginning with pieces donated by the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico and the National Museum founded by President Guadalupe Victoria in 1825.

[5] This colonial-era building was named a national monument in 1931,[2] but when the new Museum of Anthropology opened the site was left vacant.

Beatriz Barba and Julio César Olivé proposed that the space be converted into a museum featuring world cultures.

Some of the rooms are dedicated prehistoric cultures remains such as cave paintings and implements associated with the origins of sedentary, agricultural societies.

In the Age of Exploration room, items from the time of initial European contact with the Americas are on display.

These pieces include textiles, glass objects, porcelain, photographs, arms, kimono, masks, jewelry and sculptures.