Museo del Barro
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Museo del Barro is a museum located on the outskirts of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. It began as a private circulating collection and seven years later acquired a permanent location. It includes three separate divisions, a pottery museum, an indigenous art museum and a contemporary art collection.
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Museo del Barro is a museum located on the outskirts of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. It began as a private circulating collection and seven years later acquired a permanent location. It includes three separate divisions, a pottery museum, an indigenous art museum and a contemporary art collection.
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A whirlwind of South American art, from pre-Columbian to contemporary and spanning pretty much all media (sculpture, painting, textile, photographic and so on) and genres, from figurative to conceptual. The museum is not huge, but it is brimful of art objects. To me it lacks some organization of the exposition, there is no clear logical path from a room to the next and some more explanation of what's on display. I found the pre-Columbian sculpture to be the most interesting, but the overall feeling of being immersed in an ever changing kaleidoscope of art was also thrilling. The entrance ticket of about 7 US Dollars equivalent is more than fair, but it is even better on Fridays and Saturdays, when the entrance is completely free! Judging from the visitor logbook it would seem that the museum is more popular amongst foreigners and tourist than the local Paraguayan, and it is in fact an excellent way to have a 360 degrees glimpse of Paraguayan art through the centuries and up to the XXI century. Highly recommended!
Niccolo' BertoldiNiccolo' Bertoldi
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The museum itself is a relatively small two-story building with a small interior courtyard. The only reason to go there is to see the works by Carlos Colombino. One work fills an entire wall, there are some of his political works, and there are two objets d'art. The rest of this museum is filled with a bizarre mix of artifacts from other countries, a room full of various crosses and other things related to the Catholic history of the region, and modern art including performance art that is best compared to the Dada movement in France. There is a small museum store with an attendant, and the large Colombino book is sold here. The coffee shop is closed. Even with its shortcomings, this is the best museum Paraguay has to offer, and it is a private museum. If you know anything about South America, you understand why.
Sam AsburySam Asbury
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Okay museum, rather disappointed after all the hype. Great pre-Columbian collection, probably the best in the southern cone and very well labeled. Large collection of colonial religious art, but very poorly labeled. (If interested in art from the Jesuit and Franciscan missions in paraguay, much better to visit the Sacred Art Museum downtown, beautifully done.) The contemporary collections were disappointing. The indigenous collections just seem like tourist trinkets commissioned for the museum. (If interested in indigenous artifacts, much better to visit the ethnographic museum downtown - it has one of the best collections in all of LATAM.) Make sure to visit the bathrooms, which are filled with exhibits. If you only visit one museum in Asunción, I guess this one is okay. But besides pre-Columbian art, the many specialty museums downtown are better.
Josiah WadsackJosiah Wadsack
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(2023-03-28) Museo del Barro has lots of things for you to see. During weekends it is free and during the week you pay, which was not precise when we saw it online. Still, the price was cheap for us. It is mostly pieces of art from the indigenous civilizations of South America and from the early European settlers. It includes a vast collection of Christian arts and artifacts. There is also a room full of paintings that are a bit more modern and political. Some of the things cannot be seen by children due to highly sexualized artifacts. They were renovating the museum during the time we were there to make it better. It is very close to the biggest shopping center in the area. I recommend it if you like that kind of art.
Tommy-Maurice GouinTommy-Maurice Gouin
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If you want to know Paraguayan old and new culture, Museo del Barro is the best place to visit. We went there by walking from Paseo La Galeria. It took 10 minutes. There were a lot of exhibits. We spent time around 1 hour and half there. Their opening hours are limited but it’s worth to visit if you go Asunción.
PapipupentaPapipupenta
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Great place. A beautiful and interesting exhibition. Very well presented exhibits of traditional Indian and contemporary art. The service was very nice and helpful. You can communicate in English. I highly recommend this place to everyone.
Nowicka GosiaNowicka Gosia
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+595 21 607 996
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museodelbarro.org
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