Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Circo Bar
C3
22
El Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferré
D3
23
Krash
C3
24
RoKA Espacio
E2
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Starz
D3
Shopping
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Executive Manolo
D3
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico
MUSEUM
(MAC;
Click here
;
www.museocontemporaneopr.org
;
cnr Av Ponce de León &
Roberto H Todd; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, noon-4pm Sun)
The Museo de Arte Contem-
poráneo de Puerto Rico sits just down the road from the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico in
a similarly eye-catching classical Georgian building - the former Rafael M Labra school -
dating from 1918. The museum displays art from the mid-20th century onwards and show-
cases artists from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES IN SANTURCE
Santurce's art scene is blazing hot, with small galleries and cultural spaces organiz-
ing cutting-edge art shows and outside-the-mainstream events. A few recommended
venues to check out:
»
La Respuesta (
www.larespuestapr.com
; Av Fernández Juncos & Calle del
Parque)
Live music, poetry and art exhibitions.
»
RoKAEspacio(
www.rokaespacio.com
;CalleCiales&DiezdeAndino)
Gallery
space featuring visual art and independent cinema.
»
C787 Studios (
www.c787studios.com
; 734 Cerra)
Exhibitions in its gallery, as
well as experimental music.
»
Executive Manolo (
www.executivemanolo.com
; 1416 Av Ponce de León)
A
quirky shop for clothing and paintings; art and music shows too.
