Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art

Last updated
Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art
Mac-puertorico-min.jpg
Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art
Established1984
(current location since 2002)
LocationJuan Ponce de León Ave. at Roberto H. Todd Ave.,
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
DirectorMariann Ramírez Aponte
Website www.museocontemporaneopr.org
Rafael M. Labra High School
USA Puerto Rico location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of Labra High School / Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art in Puerto Rico
LocationJuan Ponce de León & Roberto H. Todd Avenues, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°27′00″N66°04′28″W / 18.450072°N 66.074406°W / 18.450072; -66.074406
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
ArchitectAdrian C. Finlayson
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico TR
NRHP reference No. 87001308 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1987

The Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, often abbreviated to MAC, is a contemporary art museum in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Contents

History

The museum was founded by artists and sponsors of the civil society and was officially instituted on October 8, 1984 as a non-profit organization. After its incorporation, the Museum offered its services in public spaces like Plaza Las Américas and amongst offices of known contributors.

In 1988, the University of the Sacred Heart granted the museum a provisional home free of charge at the Magdalena Sofía Barat building. After 15 years, the museum officially petitioned the government to grant them the Labra Historical Building in Santurce. On October 20, 2002, the museum and Governor Sila Calderón signed a contract granting the museum the rights for the building.

Building

Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico.jpg
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico

The museum building is called Rafael M. Labra Building. It was built in 1916 as part of a project from the Paul G. Miller Commission for the construction of public schools in urban zones. The building was designed by architect Adrian C. Finlayson. [2]

The building belonged to the Department of Public Education of Puerto Rico since its construction and in 1987 was registered as the Rafael M. Labra High School on the National Register of Historic Places, [3] [2] and was added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. [4]

The architecture is of Georgian style that prevailed during the 18th century in England. Its restoration was in charge of Puerto Rican architect Otto Reyes Casanova and started from 1995 until 2002.

It is located about ten minutes walking distance from La Placita de Santurce. [5]

Collection

Today, the museum's collection consists of art from the mid-20th century to today from artists in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Latin America, such as Myrna Báez, Daniel Lind-Ramos, and Noemí Ruiz. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miramar (Santurce)</span> Subbarrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Miramar is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The neighborhood has many historic Spanish Revival-style homes with patios and gardens, and it was listed on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2007 for its historical and architectural value.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardona Residence</span> Historic house in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

The Cardona Residence is a historic house in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1913. It is "one of the most interesting and best preserved" houses in Aguadilla from its era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">District Courthouse (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)</span> Historic building in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

District Courthouse, also known as Museo de Arte de Aguadilla, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Urban Cemetery</span> Historic cemetery in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Old Urban Cemetery, also known as Cementerio Municipal, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a cemetery with burials dating back to 1813 or 1814. Near the town of Aguadilla's north entrance, it spreads between the beach and the foot of the mountain and is enclosed by mortar and stone walls. It is located at the foot of Cuesta Vieja, a sector of Aguadilla barrio-pueblo. Many of its older tombs, made of brick, stone and mortar, were damaged in a 1918 earthquake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church San José of Aibonito</span> Historic church in Aibonito, Puerto Rico

Church San José of Aibonito, on the town plaza of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, was built over the ten-year period from 1887–1897. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

The Lassise–Schettini House, also known as La Quinta, is a historic house in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. It was designed by architect Luis Perocier and built in 1924 for Dr. Enrique Lassise, a physician and "remembered good-samaritan" of the town of Sabana Grande and his wife Matilde Schettini, a schoolteacher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casa Roig Museum</span> House museum in Humacao, Puerto Rico

The Casa Roig Museum is a historic house museum and gallery in Humacao, Puerto Rico. It was designed as a residence for the wealthy sugar planter Antonio Roig by the prominent Czech architect and Puerto Rico resident Antonin Nechodoma (1877–1928) and built in 1920.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edificio Oliver</span> United States historic place

Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casa de España</span> Historic building in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Casa de España is the headquarters of a private social organization whose members are those of Spanish descent in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Avenida de La Constitución in Old San Juan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iglesia San Sebastián Mártir</span> Historic church in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico

The Iglesia San Sebastián Mártir in the plaza in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico was completed in 1897. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel</span> Historic chapel in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel is a historic chapel located at the Miramar district in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Its distinctive architecture bears a neo-Gothic style. It was designed by Czech architect Antonin Nechodoma and built in 1908.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico</span> Historic building in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico, located at Avenida Ponce de León 1 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a Beaux Arts architecture style building dating from 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central High School (San Juan, Puerto Rico)</span> Historic school in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Central High School, also known as La Central or La Central High, is a school located in Santurce barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vega Baja barrio-pueblo</span> Historical and administrative center (seat) of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Vega Baja barrio-pueblo is a barrio and downtown area that serves as the administrative center (seat) of Vega Baja, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 816.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edificio Alcaldia</span> United States historic place

The Edificio Alcaldia is a historic building in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The building was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega, then an architect of the Department of the Interior, with assistance of Francisco Garden. The Department of the Interior also built the building. In addition to serving as the City Hall, the facilities included government offices, the Municipal Jail, and a Medical Office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz</span> Masonic building in Yauco, Puerto Rico

The Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz, on Avenida José C. Barbosa in Yauco, Puerto Rico, is a stuccoed masonry building constructed in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School</span> Historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico

The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School, popularly known as La Vocacional, is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century. The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church Santa María del Rosario of Vega Baja</span> Church in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

The Church Santa María del Rosario of Vega Baja is a historic Catholic parish church from 1860 located in the main public square (plaza) of Vega Baja Pueblo, the historic and cultural downtown of the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The parish, which is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo, was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico thematic multiple property submission. It was later added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miami Building</span> United States historic place

The Miami Building, also known as the Miami Apartments or the 868 Ashford Building, is a historic Art Deco building located in the Avenida Ashford of the Condado section of Santurce in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Figueroa Apartments</span> United States historic place

Figueroa Apartments, better known today as the Pinto-Lugo & Rivera Building, is a historic Art Deco-style building located in the Isla Grande district of Santurce in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The apartments were built in 1935 based on an Art Deco design by architect Armando Morales Cano with elements Spanish Revival style. It was built at a time when the Miramar district of Santurce was rapidly expanding, specially along the Fernández Juncos and Ponce de León avenues. The building today is no longer residential, and it hosts private office spaces. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2004.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rafael M. Labra High School". 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. Rigau, Jorge (March 16, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rafael M. Labra High School" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-11-16. Photos
  4. GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.
  5. "The best places to see art in San Juan". Lonely Planet. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. Mac Web Site. Retrieved 7/29.19.