For many years, Puerto Rico’s main art museum was the Museo de Arte de Ponce. It is the largest museum of European art in the Caribbean. In fact, for most of Puerto Rico’s history, there was no major museum dedicated to artists from the island. In 1995, the government of Puerto Rico announced their plan to convert a former hospital in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan into a museum to exhibit art produced by Puerto Rican artists throughout its history. In 2000, the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico opened.
The main exhibit at the museum this year is Puerto Rico Plural. This is a show of works from the museum’s permanent collection. It showcases the many facets of Puerto Rican identity through art from the Eighteenth century to today.
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| La Plena by Rafael Trifuño |
The exhibit begins with La Plena, a mutual by Rafael Trifuño. La Plena celebrates the history and music of Puerto Rico.
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| Cortaron a Elena by Rafael Trifuño |
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| La Guagua by Lorenzo Homar |
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| Nuestra Señora de Belen by Jose Campeche y Jordán |
The west wing of the museum consists of two long hallways each lined with several galleries. The rooms hold works arranged by different themes. They are small, and offer a chance to explore those themes with several really good choices.
Unfortunately, there were no temporary exhibits on display when we visited, but there are three large galleries in the museums east wing, along with access to it statue and botanic garden.
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| Untitled (Calle Trunco con Farol) by Alejandro Sánchez Felipe |
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| Exdo II by Rafael Trelles |
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| The Card Game #2 by Elizam Escobar |
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| Huracan del Norte by Carlos Raquel Rivera |
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| Luis Muñoz Marin by Francisco Rodón |
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| Pescador Napolitano by Amalia Cheltos Noa |
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| Life in the Village by Irene and Jack Delano |
Unfortunately,
there were no temporary exhibits on display when we visited, but there
are three large galleries in the museums east wing, along with access to
it statue and botanic garden.
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| El Piquete by Fran Carvoni |
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| Por la encendida calle Antillana va Temandumba de la Quimbamba by Carlos Cancio |
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| Julia de Burgos by Carlos Irizarry |
Nuts and Bolts
Museo de Arte de Puerto Ric is located at 299 Avenida de Diego.
It is open Wed-Sun 10:00 - 5:00
Entrance fee is Adults $15/ Seniors and Children $5
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