Museums in Caracas
Venezuela
A list of some of the museums you can visit in Caracas, Venezuela.
Museo de Arte Contempráneo (Museum of Contemporary Art)
Here you can find some of Picasso's work, as well as many other
famous artists both from Venezuela and abroad. It is one of the best collections
of Modern art in all of South America. (Parque Central)
Museo de Arte Colonial (Museum of Colonial Art)
The gardens surrounding the building are perhaps more beautiful
than the artworks inside. The beautiful old mansion displays objects and artwork
from the colonial period, set up just as the house would have been at the
time. We've heard that sometimes small chamber orchestra groups hold concerts on
Sunday afternoons.
Museo de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine arts)
This museum is the oldest museum of Venezuela.
The building has five floors in which exhibitions, both national and international, are frequently held.
Some of the symbolic works of this Museum are "La Ciudad" (The City) by Alexander Calder; "Cubo rojo" (Red Cube) by Jesus Soto and "Estructura Solar" (Solar Structure) by Alejandro Otero as well as a collection of Egyptian art acquired the 1950s from the Metropolitan of New York.
Address: Plaza de los Museos, Paseo Los Caobos, Bellas Artes. Next to the Ateneo of Caracas. The closest subway station is Bellas Artes.
Open: Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Museums to visit
- Museo Jacobo Borges (Jacobo Borges Museum)
- Museo de los Niños (Museum of the Children)
- Museo del Teclado (Museum of the Keyboard)
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales (Museum of Natural Sciences)
- Museo Sacro de Caracas (Sacred Museum of Caracas)
- Museo de Arte Popular de Petare (Museum of Popular Art of Petare )
- Centro de Arte La Estancia (La Estancia Art Center)
- Museo Alejandro Otero (Alejandro Otero Museum)
- Museo Audiovisual (Audio-visual Museum)
- Museo del Transporte Guillermo José Schael (Guillermo Jose Schael Transport Museum)
- Museo de la Estampa y el Diseño Carlos Cruz Diez (Carlos Cruz Diez Museum of Print and Design)
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Ímber (Sofía Ímber Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas)
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