- Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí
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This article is about the pre-Columbian art museum in Barcelona, Spain. For other similarly named museums of pre-Columbian artworks, see Museo de Arte Precolombino.
Coordinates: 41°23′06″N 2°10′51″E / 41.38493°N 2.180864°E
Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí
Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino
Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum
logo of the MuseumEstablished May 27, 1997 Location Montcada, 14
Barcelona, SpainType Art museum
Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefactsPublic transit access Metro line 4 (Jaume I station) or
line 1 (Urquinaona station)Website en.amigosprecolombino.es The Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí (its local name in Catalan; also known in Spanish: Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino, and in English: Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum) is a museum devoted to a collection of artefacts and the artistic legacy of the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, located in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona, Spain. It was established in 1997 to house the pre-Columbian art collection formerly held by its parent museum, the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Genève, Switzerland. The collection has continued to expand since its founding.
References
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- Fogel, Jonathan; and Philippe Bourgoin (1997). "Editorial" (reproduced online). The World of Tribal Arts / Le monde de l'art tribal. Summer (St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands: Tribarts) 97. ISSN 1354-2990. OCLC 31001532. http://www.tribalarts.com/forum/summer97.html.
- Riding, Alan (1997-07-13). "Wanting the World to See What Pleases Him". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E2D81439F930A25754C0A961958260. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- Wagner, Elizabeth (2006). "Selected Collections and Museums". In Nikolai Grube (ed.). Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest. Eva Eggebrecht and Matthias Seidel (assistant eds.). Cologne, Germany: Könemann. pp. 450–455. ISBN 978-3-8331-1957-6. OCLC 71165439.
External links
- Barbier-Mueller Museum of Barcelona, Barbier-Mueller Museums collective website (English) (French) (Catalan) (Spanish)
- Friends of the Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum, details of exhibitions, publications, lectures and visitor information (English) (French) (Catalan) (Spanish)
- Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí collection, notes on cultures represented with photos and information on selected art objects
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