List of museums in Montevideo

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This is a list of any museum and art gallery in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Contents

Biographical, City, Ethnographic, and History museums, and Historic Houses

Folklore, Folk art

Art, Culture, Music, and Photography museums

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Façade of Museo Gurvich

Art Galleries and exhibition rooms

Industry, Maritime, Military, Railway, Science, Technology, Transport

Anthropology, Natural History, Geology, Paleontology

Children, Education, Special Interests, Sports, University

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montevideo</span> Capital and largest city of Uruguay

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi). Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centro, Montevideo</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Centro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main axis is 18 de Julio Avenue, and it runs between Plaza Independencia and Ejido St, being the central business district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Constitution Square, Montevideo</span> City square in Montevideo, Uruguay

Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Plaza Matriz, is the oldest city square in Montevideo, Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plaza Independencia</span>

Plaza Independencia is the most important city square in Montevideo, Uruguay, laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo. In its center is a monument to General José Gervasio Artigas, and below it, his mausoleum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">18 de Julio Avenue</span> Street in Montevideo, Uruguay

Avenida 18 de Julio, or 18 de Julio Avenue, is the most important avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after the date when the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Legislative Palace of Uruguay</span>

The Legislative Palace of Uruguay is a monumental building, meeting place of the General Assembly of Uruguay, and the seat of the legislative branch of the Uruguayan government. It is located in the Aguada neighborhood of Montevideo.

<i>Obelisk of Montevideo</i>

The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres (130 ft) tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at the entrance of the Parque Batlle area. It was built in 1930 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay and is an homage to the participants of the General Assembly of the first Constitution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parque Batlle</span> Barrio and park in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Parque Batlle, formerly Parque de los Aliados, is a barrio and a major public central park in Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1903-1907 and 1911–1915.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villa Muñoz</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Villa Muñoz - Retiro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, bordering Aguada and Reducto to the west, La Figurita to the north, La Comercial to the east and Cordón to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cordón</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Cordón is a central barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, located East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palermo, Montevideo</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Palermo is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Barrio Sur to the west, Cordón to the north and Parque Rodó to the east, while to the south it borders the coastline.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Punta Carretas</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paso de las Duranas</span> Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Paso de las Duranas is a cultural center in Montevideo, Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plaza de Cagancha</span> Plaza in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Plaza de Cagancha is a public square in barrio Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva", outside the limits of the walled area of the colonial period.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Libertador Avenue</span> Street in Montevideo, Uruguay

Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro, and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja, revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group of the Thirty-Three Orientals in the insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peatonal Sarandí</span> Street in Montevideo, Uruguay

Peatonal Sarandí is an 0.5 miles pedestrian street in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the main lane of the historic center, and one of the most touristic sites in the city, due to the fact that it is flanked by different architecturally notable buildings. The pedestrian street starts at the Gateway of the Citadel and ends at its intersection with Peatonal Pérez Castellano, while the remaining four blocks, up to the Rambla, are allowed for vehicles. As an extension of this street is the long southern breakwater of the Port of Montevideo, which has taken on the name "Escollera Sarandí".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lacy Duarte</span> Uruguayan painter (1937–2015)

Elvira Lacy Duarte Cardoso was a Uruguayan visual artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of National Defense (Uruguay)</span>

The Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for coordinating and executing all civil and military activities aimed at preserving the sovereignty, independence and the peace of the country. It is the administrative and executive body of the Armed Forces of Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yamandú Orsi</span> Uruguayan politician

Yamandú Ramón Antonio Orsi Martínez is a Uruguayan politician serving as the 24th intendant of the Canelones Department since November 26, 2020. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation – Broad Front, he previously served as the 23rd intendant of Canelones from 2015 to 2020.

The Escuela Multidisciplinaria de Arte Dramático Margarita Xirgu (EMAD) is a public drama school in Montevideo, Uruguay. The institute offers a degree in acting and theater design, as well as a teaching degree in theater and body expression, and a technical degree in dramaturgy.

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