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(MAPI; 2916-9360;
www.mapi.org.uy
;
25 de Mayo 279; admission UR$65; 11:30am-5:30pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat)
This museum displays a permanent collection of artifacts and in-
formation about Uruguay's earliest inhabitants, along with rotating exhibits focused on -
indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Museo de Artes Decorativas
MUSEUM
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(Palacio Taranco; 2915-1101; 25 de Mayo 376; 12:30-5:30pm Mon-Fri)
The Palacio
Taranco, a wealthy 1910 merchant's residence designed by famous French architects
Charles Girault and Jules Chifflot, is filled with ornate period furnishings and paintings
by European artists including Ghirlandaio and Goya.
Museo Figari
MUSEUM
( 2915-7065;
www.museofigari.gub.uy
;
Juan Carlos Gómez 1427; 1-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-2pm
Sat)
One of Ciudad Vieja's newest museums is devoted to Uruguayan painter
Pedro Figari, whose landscapes and portraits masterfully convey a sense of Uruguayan
life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Museo Gurvich
MUSEUM
(
www.museogurvich.org
;
Ituzaingó 1377; admission UR$65; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm Sat)
On Ciudad Vieja's main square, this museum is devoted to Lithuanian-born Constructiv-
ist artist José Gurvich (1927-74), who lived most of his life in Uruguay.
Museo Torres García
MUSEUM
( 2916-2663;
www.torresgarcia.org.uy
;
Sarandí 683; admission UR$70; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
This museum showcases the work of 20th-century Uruguayan painter Joaquín Torres
García, and has revolving exhibitions featuring other contemporary artists.
Centro
Plaza Independencia
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