Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá

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Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá con instalación de Abel Azcona.jpg
EstablishedNovember 15, 1966; 55 years ago (1966-11-15)
LocationBogotá Colombia
Coordinates4°41′55″N 74°05′26″W / 4.6987°N 74.0905°W / 4.6987; -74.0905Coordinates: 4°41′55″N 74°05′26″W / 4.6987°N 74.0905°W / 4.6987; -74.0905
TypeArt Museum
Websitewww.mac.org.co

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá (Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá), also known by the acronym MAC, is a art museum located Engativá, Bogota.[1] It is considered one of the most important museums in Bogotá.[2]

History[]

The museum was inaugurated November 25, 1966.[3] The Colombian priest and leader of el Minuto de Dios, Rafael García Herreros, had called publicly three years earlier for the country to have a museum.[4] One of the objectives with the founding of this museum was to preserve national heritage by collecting different artistic works produced in Colombia.[4] Herroeros went on to play a significant role in the museum's founding, and Germán Ferrer Barrera was its founding director.[4][5]

The museum's building, designed by architects Jairo López and Eduardo del Valle was formally inaugurated by President Misael Pastrana Borrero in 1970.[6] In 1971, the museum the national architecture prize for the unique design of its building.[7]

In 2009, in the main square of the museum, the process of expansion and renovation of the sculpture collection began.[8]

Collections[]

At the point of its founding, the museum's collection contained 55 works by 52 artists.[4] The museum now has about 1,600 works of contemporary art in its permanent collection.[9] In addition, its rooms can be visited virtually through an adapted version of Google Street View provided on the Google Arts & Culture platform.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá". museodata.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. ^ "Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Bogota". museu.ms. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ^ Badawi, Halim (2009-06-01). Hechuras de línea (in Spanish). Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. ISBN 978-958-725-023-7.
  4. ^ a b c d Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2016-08-14). "El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá celebra sus 50 años". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  5. ^ Primera Bienal Internacional de Arte Joven (in Spanish). Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Bogotá, Colombia. 1970.
  6. ^ "HISTORIA". Museo de arte contemporaneo Bogota (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "10 cosas que no sabe del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo". www.civico.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  8. ^ Administrador. "ESPACIO ESCULTÓRICO". Museo de arte contemporaneo Bogota (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Bogotá, Colombia". HiSoUR - Hi So You Are. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  10. ^ "Recorrido virtual por el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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