This year-old museum housed in a former Carmelite monastery called Monasterio del Carmen de San Jose (or Carmen Alto) has fascinating exhibits exploring the daily routines of the nuns who made their lives here including Marianita de Jesus (1618–1645), the city's patron saint and referred to as 'Santa' by Quiteños. Text and guides are in Spanish only.
Several rooms just off the entrance have large, moving religiously themed paintings. The whitewashed two-story building surrounds a sun-filled inner courtyard. Last entrance allowed at 4:30pm
