Named like that because in the rooms that face the cloister, the nuns developed their offices (office of the Mother Prioress, entrance, clothes room, infirmary, ringing of the bells, etc.) It is one of the few cloisters in Arequipa which still retains its complete gardening and which apart from pleasing the eye, provides moisture to the dry climate of Arequipa. It was built after 1750. It is outstanding the fountain carved in translucent alabaster in the central part.

On the upper part of its walls you can read verses of Saint Teresa of Jesus and other Carmelite Saints. They are in a small book that can be bought at the Candy shop of the museum.

In the past it was the sewing room of the nuns’ community where they used to make their habits and other clothing. Now it presents a selection of model figures of the birth and chilhood of Baby Jesus, within which the most important and one of the most valuable is the extraordinary Trunk of the Nativity , the pieces of which were made in around 1730 in Quito, Ecuador and were brought from there on the back of a mule. In this room it is exhibited a marvellous collection of images of Baby Jesus, among others.

In this space the nuns have met since the mid 18th Century to make important decisions for their community. It still has the same use and that is why the decoration with which it was found before opening the museum has been preserved. This room is part of the `Living Museum’. Of special interest in this room is the Rococo style wall painting of the late 18th century and early 19th century.

There are also several canvasses inspired by old European engravings, such as The Worship of the Golden Calf, two scenes of the life of King David or The Transit of the Virgin, among others.

In this room you can see a complete Via Crucis consisting of 14 small canvasses with carved and gilded frames of Rococo style. We can also find a showcase with a beautiful wooden carving of Christ Flagellated, which is considered a masterpiece of baroque art.

The High Choir is still being used, and is part of the Live Museum.From the High Choir the nuns participate and sing in the Holiday Masses. During the Viceroyalty one of the most usual artistic representations in the evangelization process, was the motherly figure of the Virgin Mary. Here we find beautiful carvings of various Marian invocations found in America, especially in the Andean zone.

The life-size sculpture of the Transit of the Virgin is especially interesting, because the unknown artist carved the image in wood, with the posture of a dead person, but with open eyes, suggesting life because according to the tradition of the Church the Virgin did not die but ascended into heaven in body and soul. Two Angels, crowned with regal mascaypachas are looking at the sky, suggesting the Assumption of the Virgin.

In this room nowadays a selectionof porcelain pieces from China, Spain, England an d other countries is shown. The crockery shown here is most likely to have been brought to the Monastery as part of the dowry that each nun’s family had to give to the Monastery for the maintenance of the new nun. The Chinese dishes of the Wan Li Dinasty that date between 1572 and 1619 are of great importance.

The service staff that assisted the whole community , this means all the nuns not a particular one, used to live in the rooms of this colorful hall. There were maids in the Monastery only until the beginning of the 20th century. The eventual workers and even the oxen that regularly entered the garden to plow the farmland, walked along this alley.