The Museum of the Inquisition is dedicated to the history of the Spanish Inquisition, a period of religious persecution and censorship that lasted from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The museum has a collection of instruments of torture, documents, and other objects related to the Inquisition, as well as exhibits on the social and cultural context of the period. The museum is located in the Santa Cruz neighborhood and is housed in a former tribunal of the Inquisition.