Museum of Colonial Art
The Colonial Museum in Bogotá, Colombia features exhibits and art focused on Colombia's colonial period. It was founded on August 6, 1942 and contains over 1,600 objects.
Museum of Colonial Art
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The Colonial Museum in Bogotá, Colombia features exhibits and art focused on Colombia's colonial period. It was founded on August 6, 1942 and contains over 1,600 objects.
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Key facts
• Established — 1942 08 06 • Location — Carrera 6 # 9-7 • Website — https: www.museocolonial.gov.co/
Building
Building
The museum's building is one of the oldest noble houses in Colombia. Built in 1610 by the Jesuit Pedro Pérez, it was part of the great architectural ensemble of the Society of Jesus until 1767. The building is known as the Casa de Aulas. It is a National Monument of Colombia.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Immaculate Conception of Mary by Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos • Illustration — Portrait of Sebastián de Eslava • Illustration — Mary Magdalene by Angelino Medoro
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
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1942
Museum of Colonial Art established.
1942
Museum of Colonial Art is recorded from 1942.
Collections
The museum exhibits paintings, wood carvings, furniture, jewelry, books and colonial-era documents. One of the most important collections of the museum consists of 76 oil paintings and 106 drawings by Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos, one of the greatest painters of the New Kingdom of Granada.
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Literature
Literature
A Museum Of Colonial Art in an Historic House Museo de Arte Colonial, Quito, Museum International, 1952
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