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Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima

Coordinates:12°08′13″S77°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. Grau511,Barranco,Lima[1]
Coordinates12°08′13″S77°01′24″W/ 12.13693°S 77.02326°W/-12.13693; -77.02326
TypeArt museum
Websitemaclima.pe

TheMuseum of Contemporary Art of Lima(Spanish:Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima,MAC Lima) is anart museumdedicated tocontemporary artlocated inBarranco District,Lima,Peru.The museum was designed by the Peruvian architectFrederick Cooper Llosa,[2]and built on land donated by theMunicipality of Barranco.[3]It is run as a private non-profit organization.[4]

History

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The museum was preceded by theInstitute of Contemporary Art(Spanish:Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo,IAC), which was itself inaugurated in 1955 in the former premises of theGalería de Limain thejirón Ocoña.[5]Its inauguration was attended by figures such asJosé Sabogal,Fernando de Szyszloand others.[6]It later moved to the Casa Mujica in theCalle Belénin 1966. Between 1969 and 1972, it occupied the premises of theMuseum of Italian Art,and in 1981, plans began for acontemporary artmuseum.[5]

The museum was formally inaugurated in late January 2013[7][8]in an area once occupied by theBarranco 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 ahighly-publicised scandal[es]involving a police raid that took place on a restaurant named after the lake.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"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. ^ab""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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