Salvadoran Museum of Art

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Salvadoran Museum of Art
Museo de Arte de El Salvador
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MARTE with the Salvadoran Monument to the Constitution  [ es ] in the foreground.
Salvadoran Museum of Art
Established22 May 2003 (2003-05-22)
Location San Salvador, El Salvador
Coordinates 13°41′34″N89°14′32″W / 13.69278°N 89.24222°W / 13.69278; -89.24222
Type Art museum
PresidentMichel Langlais [1]
Website museomarte.org

The Salvadoran Museum of Art (Spanish: Museo de Arte de El Salvador, MARTE) is an art museum in San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador. The museum was first opened on 22 May 2003. It is open to the public and receives more than half a million visitors annually. [2]

History

The Association of the Salvadoran Museum of Art was established in 2000. It's first president was Eli Lecha de Lindo, granddaughter of Salvadoran painter Valero Lecha  [ es ]. [2] Members of the association travelled to Mexico and worked with Conaculta to establish a plan for the museum. [2]

The El Salvador Museum of Art was inaugurated three years later on 22 May 2003. [3] The museum building was purpose-built at a cost of US$1.8 million. It was designed by architect Salvador Choussy and covers 2,274 square metres. [4]

For its 20th anniversary MARTE opened an exhibition covering the work of 54 Salvadoran artists from 1800 to 2023. [5]

The Salvadoran Monument to the Revolution [es], with MARTE behind. Monumento a la Revolucion y Museo de Arte (El Salvador).JPG
The Salvadoran Monument to the Revolution  [ es ], with MARTE behind.

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References

  1. ↑ "Quiénes Somos" [Who we are], MARTE (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-01-09
  2. 1 2 3 Alberto Arene (2018-05-31), "15 años de MARTE, el Museo de Arte de El Salvador" [15 years of MARTE, the Salvadoran Museum of Art], La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-01-09
  3. ↑ Ricardo Bracamonte (2024-06-25), "Galicia (y 2)", El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-01-09
  4. ↑ Jorge Palomo (2017). Arte salvadoreño: cronología de las artes visuales de El Salvador[Salvadoran art: a chronology of the visual arts in El Salvador] (in Spanish). Vol. III (1990–2015). MARTE. ISBN   978-99961-0-836-5.
  5. ↑ Blanca Archila (2023-05-24), "Museo MARTE celebra 20 años con "Trópico Telúrico"" [MARTE Museum celebrates 20 years with "Tropic Telúrico"], La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish), retrieved 2025-01-09
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