The Ignacio Merino Municipal Pinacotheca (Spanish: Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino), also known as the Pinacotheca of Lima (Spanish: Pinacoteca de Lima), is a pinacotheca housed in the Hospicio Manrique,[1] located at the Plaza Francia, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
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| Established | 29 May 1925 |
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| Location | Plaza Francia, Lima |
| Type | Pinacotheca |
History
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The museum was inaugurated in 1925,[2] under the presidency of Augusto B. Leguía and under the mayoralty of Pedro José Rada y Gamio, as the Pinacoteca Municipal.[3] It is named after Peruvian painter Ignacio Merino, and also serves as the largest collection of his paintings.[3] However, the collection of Merino's works exists since 1876, when 56 paintings and a briefcase with other works were brought from Paris to Lima, as per his will.[3]
In addition to Merino's works, it also houses paintings by Francisco Laso, Daniel Hernández Morillo, Teófilo Castillo, José Sabogal, Tilsa Tsuchiya, Ángel Chávez, Fernando De Szyszlo, and others.[3]
In 2020, Fernando Torres, cultural manager of the museum, announced that its collection would be moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Lima.[2] As of 2023, however, this has not yet taken place, as the museum continues to reside in the Plaza Francia.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ Planas, Enrique (2021-04-23). "El antes y el después del Hospicio Manrique: un nuevo centro cultural para el corazón del Centro Historico de Lima". El Comercio.
- ^ a b Rodriguez Bazalar, Juan Diego (2019-07-29). "La Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino: el tesoro que muchos limeños desconocen". El Comercio.
- ^ a b c d Contreras M., Daniel; Arias Rojas, Teresa (2019). SOLO PARA CURIOSOS. Origen de los museos en el Perú (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima. p. 79. ISBN 978-9972-726-27-9.
- ^ "Centro Histórico de Lima, una experiencia cultural para todos los visitantes". Gob.pe. Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima. 2023-02-26.