▁a ▁royal ▁college ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁ ▁The ▁Car ic ature ▁Museum ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁" pres erve , ▁repr int ▁and ▁dis sem inate ▁art istic ▁works ▁realized ▁by ▁Mexican ▁cart oon ists ▁over ▁history ." ▁The ▁museum ▁also ▁offers ▁work sh ops ▁dedicated ▁to ▁cart oon ing , ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁drawing . ▁The ▁permanent ▁collection ▁is ▁in ▁one ▁hall ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor , ▁and ▁begins ▁with ▁mostly ▁political ▁cart o ons ▁from ▁the ▁P orf i rio ▁Dí az ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁Among ▁these ▁are ▁ 6 5 ▁l ith ograph s ▁done ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁Tem por ary ▁exhib itions ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁hall ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁floor , ▁called ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Mexican ▁Express ive ▁Art . ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁hosted ▁exhibition ▁by ▁famous - name ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁José ▁Clement e ▁O roz co ▁and ▁Fr ida ▁K ah lo , ▁foc using ▁on ▁their ▁political ▁cart oon ▁work ▁and ▁sketch es . ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁recently ▁held ▁them ed ▁exhib itions ▁such ▁as ▁" Pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁Modern ▁World " ▁and ▁" C arto ons ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁The ▁Mexican ▁Society ▁of ▁Cart oon ists ▁( La ▁Soci edad ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁Car ic atur istas ) ▁ ▁has ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall , ▁and ▁also ▁hosts ▁temporary ▁exhib itions