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In-Depth Information
Museo de Arte de Ponce
The superb exhibits at this world-class museum range from works by Goya,
Rubens, Van Dyck, and Rodin to avant-garde Puerto Rican artists and span
Western art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The permanent
collection comprises more than 4,000 paintings, sculptures, and works on
paper. Much of it was amassed over four decades, beginning in 1957, by
Don Luis A. Ferré, former governor and patron of the arts. The museum,
which boasts 30 galleries, also features temporary exhibitions and works
on loan. Following a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation that doubled
the capacity of the building, the museum reopened in 2010.
Top 10 Features
1 The Building
2 Vestibule
3 Temporary Exhibits
4 The Pre-Raphaelites
5 Flaming June
6 Puerto Rican Art
7 Italian Art
8 North American Art
9 Sculptures
0 Permanent Collection
Storage Space
Charles Frederick Ulrich's
The Glass Blowers
Kids in tow? Special
family tours and
workshops are held
most Saturdays -
these are a great way
to foster art appre-
ciation in children.
!
The Building
Completed in 1965, the
Museo de Arte de Ponce
is housed in a two-story
modernist structure
designed by Edward Durell
Stone. It has hexagonal
galleries with ceilings of
hexagonal skylights.
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Vestibule
No food or drink
is allowed on the
premises, but there
is a restaurant
and cyber café
(see website for
details).
• Map F5
• Av Las Américas 2325
• 787 848 0505
• Open 10am-6pm
Wed-Mon
• Adm $5
• www.museoarte
ponce.org
• Guided tours 11am
and noon daily or by
appointment; audio
guides are also available.
The museum's lobby
features a glass entrance
and a light-filled circular
atrium. The upper level
is accessed by two
sweeping staircases
(below)
. The centerpiece
is an eye-catching
sculpture by Rodin.
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Temporary
Exhibits
The museum shows an
active calendar of exhib-
itions featuring European
Old Masters and inter-
national contemporary art.
These have included an
exhibition on mur-
alist Diego Rivera
(1886-1957), as well
as
The Age of Rodin
and
The Santos
Tradition in Puerto
Rican
, which dis-
played wooden saints
(see p47)
- the
hallmark of Puerto
Rican popular art.
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