Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima

Coordinates: 12°08′13″S 77°01′24″W / 12.13693°S 77.02326°W / -12.13693; -77.02326
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Museum of Contemporary Art
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
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EstablishedJanuary 2013 (2013-01)[1]
LocationAv. Grau 511, Barranco, Lima[1]
Coordinates12°08′13″S 77°01′24″W / 12.13693°S 77.02326°W / -12.13693; -77.02326
TypeArt museum
Websitemaclima.pe

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima (Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima, MAC Lima) is an art museum dedicated to contemporary art located in Barranco District, Lima, Peru. The museum was designed by the Peruvian architect Frederick Cooper Llosa,[2] and built on land donated by the Municipality of Barranco.[3] It is run as a private non-profit organization.[4]

History[edit]

The museum was preceded by the Institute of Contemporary Art (Spanish: Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo, IAC), which was itself inaugurated in 1955 in the former premises of the Galería de Lima in the jirón Ocoña.[5] Its inauguration was attended by figures such as José Sabogal, Fernando de Szyszlo and others.[6] It later moved to the Casa Mujica in the Calle Belén in 1966. Between 1969 and 1972, it occupied the premises of the Museum of Italian Art, and in 1981, plans began for a contemporary art museum.[5]

The museum was formally inaugurated in late January 2013[7][8] in an area once occupied by the Barranco Zoo and lake, which closed in 1970.[9] It is located on top of the former artificial lake that existed there, which had once been the site of a highly-publicised scandal [es] involving a police raid that took place on a restaurant named after the lake.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sobre el MAC Lima". Museo de Arte Contemporáneo - MAC Lima.
  2. ^ Wulfhart, Nell McShane (26 October 2017). "The Most Cosmopolitan Neighborhood in Lima". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ "Museo de Arte Contemporáneo—Lima (MAC) Review – Lima Peru – Sights". www.fodors.com. Fodor's Travel.
  4. ^ Samuels, A. J. "The Best Contemporary Art Galleries In Lima". Culture Trip.
  5. ^ a b ""Historias que contar. IAC 1955-2015" la nueva publicación del MAC Lima". Museo de Arte Contemporáneo - MAC Lima.
  6. ^ "El 11 habrá Exposición a beneficio del Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo". El Comercio. 1955-07-06. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Así luce el recién inaugurado Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima". El Comercio. 2013-01-31.
  8. ^ "Stood Up at Lima's Museum of Contemporary Art". How to Peru. 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Loli Soto, Pamela (2014-10-12). "Recuerdos inolvidables del zoológico de Barranco". El Comercio. pp. A19.
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