National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay)
National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay) (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales) a museum in Parque Rodó, Montevideo, Uruguay. It was inaugurated on December 10, 1911.
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| Established | December 10, 1911 |
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| Location | Julio Herrera y Reissig esq. Tomás Giribaldi, s/n, CP: 11300 Parque Rodó, Montevideo (  |
| Director | Enrique Aguerre |
| Website | www |
This museum has the largest collection of Uruguayan artworks. Among them are works by Rafael Barradas, Joaquín Torres García, José Cúneo, Carlos Federico Sáez, Pedro Figari, Juan Manuel Blanes and artist Pablo Serrano who lived in Montevideo for twenty years.
The museum also hosts temporary shows, in many cases foreign artists' itinerant exhibitions.
Exhibitions
- 1, ground floor. surface: 152 m²
- 2, ground floor. Area: 1015 m²
- 3, first floor. Surface: 110 m²
- 4, first floor. Surface: 634 m²
- 5, room, upstairs. Surface: 570 m²
- Conference Room, ground floor, with a capacity of 174 seats. Primarily designed for video conferences.
- Library,upstairs. Monday to Friday from 11 to 17 hours, focused on art, with more than 8,000 volumes.[1]
- Garden,designed by landscape architect Leandro Silva Delgado Uruguay.
Directors
| Name Director | Time |
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| Domingo Laporte | (1911–1928) |
| Ernesto Laroche | (1928–1940) |
| José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín | (1940–1961) |
| Muñoz del Campo | (1961–1969) |
| Ángel Kalenberg | (1969–2007) |
| Jacqueline Lacasa | (2007–2009) |
| Mario Sagradini | (2009-2010) |
| Enrique Aguerre | (2010–now) |
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See also
References
- National Museum of Visual Arts (MNAV), Uruguay Retrieved September June 2009
External links
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