Museum of Art of Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Museum of Art in Santurce, San Juan
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| Established | July 1, 2000 |
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| Location | Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, also known as MAPR, is a cool art museum in Santurce. Santurce is a neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This museum has 18 rooms filled with amazing art. It's in an old building that used to be a hospital!
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History of the Museum Building
The building where the museum is now was designed by an architect named William H. Shimmelphening. It was built way back in 1920. This building was part of a bigger hospital complex called the San Juan Municipal Hospital.
The building worked as a hospital until 1966. That's when most of the hospital moved to a new place called Centro Médico de Río Piedras. After that, from 1966 to 1975, the building was used as offices. The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works had their offices there.
How the Museum Started
The idea for the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico began in 1995. The Puerto Rico Tourism Company helped make it happen. They got money from the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. Instead of tearing down the old hospital building, they decided to keep it. They made the old building a part of the new museum. The museum officially opened its doors on July 1, 2000.
What You Can See: The Art Collection
The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico has a special collection of art that stays there all the time. This collection is spread out across 24 galleries. You can find these galleries on the third and fourth floors of the museum building.
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Virgen de la Soledad de la Victoria, a painting by José Campeche (1782–89)
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The Daughters of Governor Ramón de Castro, another painting by José Campeche (1797)
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A colorful Vejigante mask (2019)
More Images of the Museum
See also
In Spanish: Museo de arte de Puerto Rico para niños
- Graphopoli
External Links
- Official website – MAPR.org: https://www.mapr.org/en
- Museum of Art of Puerto Rico on Google Arts & Culture
