Juan Manuel Blanes Museum
The Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes "Juan Manuel Blanes" (in German: Municipal Museum of Fine Arts "Juan Manuel Blanes" ) is a museum opened in 1930 in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo .
The museum, which is named after the famous Uruguayan painter Juan Manuel Blanes , is located in the district ( barrio ) Aires Puros on Avenida Millan 4015 in a building built in 1870, the style of which is reminiscent of the classicist Renaissance villas in Italy.
In addition to the works of the eponymous artist, paintings by other Uruguayan painters such as Pedro Figari , Alvaro Amengual , José Cuneo and Rafael Barradas , as well as by foreign artists such as Courbet and Vlaminick are on display.
The building is surrounded by a large park in which there is a Japanese garden opened in 2001 to mark the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and Japan .
Spaces
- Sala Juan Manuel Blanes - permanent exhibition: Juan Manuel Blanes (1830–1901)
- Sala Pedro Figari - permanent exhibition: Pedro Figari (1861-1938)
- Claustro for special events; with excellent acoustics
- Librería y Tienda entrance hall (built and managed by the Friends of the Museum since 1993)
- Espacio Cultural Barradas ; Outside of the museum
- Jardín Japonés - Japanese garden; Outside of the museum
Web links
- Detailed information about the museum on the Intendencia de Montevideo website (Spanish)
- Page with information about the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes "Juan Manuel Blanes" (Spanish)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 34 ° 51 ′ 11 " S , 56 ° 11 ′ 54" W