The UNAM Cultural Heritage Holdings Trust is the material evidence of human artistic and cultural activities over time, which are worthy of conservation because of their outstanding or representative nature. In this light, the UNAM holds in trust numerous architectural, archeological, documentary and artistic treasures that are vital testaments to the history of the University and the Nation as a whole. Over the course of 450 years, the UNAM has amassed a collection of 320,000 pieces.

• The expulsion of the Jesuit Order
• The promulgation of the Reforms Acts
• The declaration of University autonomy
• The application of revolutionary ideals in education
• The 1968 Olympic Games held in Mexico

This collection has come about as a result of important historical milestones in Mexico’s history, including:

	Palace of Autonomy		Academia de San Carlos
The Temple of Saint Peter and Saint Paul		School of Law		Old San Ildefonso College
	The Old Temple of Saint Augustine		Mining Industry Palace

The UNAM preserves a wide range of easel painting dating from the nineteenth century to the present.

1881		ca. 1905 - 1906		1907
	S. XIX		S. XIX		1961

The University’s print collection is a rich body of work highlighted by the collection of print work from the Old San Carlos Academy and major Mexican printers of the academic period. This collection also includes works by European masters, such as Rembrandt, Durer and Piranesi.

	S. XVI		S. XVI
S. XVI		S. XIX		1809
	1827		1905

The UNAM’s sculpture collection consists largely of contemporary works, though the assemblage of plaster reproductions of classical, eighteenth and nineteenth century works at the Academy of San Carlos deserves special mention.

The installation of mosaic murals on the facades of buildings of the Central Campus of University City constitutes one the most important milestones of twentieth century Mexican art. These murals are the work of leading protagonists of the muralist movement, including Diego Rivera, Juan O´Gorman, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Chávez Morado and Francisco Eppens.

	S. XVIII		1923
1926		1926		1952
	1952		S. XX

The volumes in the UNAM’s collection of antique books cover topics ranging from religion and ethics to history, literature and law. The collection boasts many incunables from between 1493 and 1500, including volumes of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Aristotle’s Treatise on the Soul, and Thomas Aquinas’ The Holy Spirit. The collection is housed and preserved in the Rare Books Section of the National Library.

The foundation of this collection derives from the coins and stamping dies designed by Antonio Gil and his disciples in the early days of the Academy of San Carlos. The collection also includes beautiful scagliola and enamel pieces of great historical importance.

1806		1807		1809
	1913		1914

Thanks to the care and refinement of their manufacture, these beautiful machines and instruments may well be considered works of art. The collection is especially proud its astronomical clocks and telescopes.

S. XIX - XX		S. XIX - XX
	1702
S. XIX - XX		S. XIX - XX

This collection, housed in the Museum of Science and Art, has its origins in donations made by the 1968 Olympic Organizing Committee and other private donors to the UNAM.

1968		1968		1968
	1968		1968		s/f

This collection is also housed in the Museum of Science and Arts and consists of the following collections donated by private parties:

Kampfer donation: This collection contains pieces from Mexico’s Gulf and Yucatan regions as well as objects from Central America.

Spratling donation: This collection consists of pieces from the region of the Gulf of Mexico.

Roch donation: This collection consists of pieces from Tlapacoya and the State of Mexico, México.

Cordry donation: This collection is made up of pieces from Mexico, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia.

Lindau donation: This collection contains pieces from the Occidental cultural region.

	Preclásico		Preclásico
Preclásico		Clásico		Clásico

This collection contains samples of practically every kind of mineral found in Mexico. The mineral collection housed in the Museum of Geology and the famous meteorites on display at the Mining Industry Palace are especially remarkable. The collection also includes bones of extinct species and other fossils that provide important keys to understanding the remote past.