 The convent existed until 1861, when, due to the Nationalization of Church Property Act, all convents and monasteries in the country were disbanded.The convent's church and residence hall where separated and the Church of Santa Inés still maintains its original function.The residence hall became private property, functioning mostly as tenements until artist José Luis Cuevas bought the property with the intention to restoring it and establishing the current museum dedicated to his art and art of contemporary Latin America.