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| Motto | Ilumina Sabiduría y Futuro (Illuminates Wisdom and Future) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2001 |
| Rector | Alberto Cadenas |
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The Arturo Michelena University (Spanish: Universidad Arturo Michelena, UAM) is the biggest private university in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas, and has around 20,000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country. The name comes from the Venezuelan artist Arturo Michelena.
Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela.
Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,369 km2 (1,687 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744.
Arturo Michelena International Airport is an airport serving the city of Valencia in Venezuela. The airport was named after artist Arturo Michelena, who was born in Valencia. It is a hub for Turpial Airlines and a secondary hub for Avior Airlines.
The cultures of Venezuela are diverse and complex, influenced by the many different people who have made Venezuela their home. Venezuela has distinctive and original art, literature and music.
Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo was a Venezuelan painter known for his historical and genre scenes and portraits.
UAM or Uam may refer to:
Venezuelan art has a long history. Initially dominated by religious motifs, art in Venezuela began emphasizing historical and heroic representations in the late 19th century, a move led by Martín Tovar y Tovar. Modernism took over in the 20th century. Notable Venezuelan artists include Arturo Michelena, Cristóbal Rojas, Armando Reverón, Manuel Cabré, the kinetic artists Jesús-Rafael Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez, the Meta-realism artist Pajaro and Yucef Merhi.
The Los Monjes islands is a federal dependency of Venezuela are located to the northwest 80 kilometres of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres off the coast of Guajira Peninsula at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.
The University of Carabobo is an autonomous, public university of Venezuela located in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas. The university offers a lot of green spaces for student recreation, as well architectural art around the faculties, a theater, and two dining halls. There are around 65,000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country.
Beatriz Michelena was a Venezuelan American actress and singer during the silent film era, known at the time for her operatic soprano voice and appearances in musical theatre. She was one of the few Latina stars visible on the silver screen in the United States in the 1910s. She was a leading lady in each film project she was involved in and, after the failure of California Motion Picture Company, co-founded a production company with her husband George E. Middleton, producing four of her movies.
Braulio Salazar (1917–2008) was a Venezuelan painter.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 was a scheduled international flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, to Arturo Michelena International Airport, Valencia, Venezuela, which crashed near Bejuma, Venezuela, on 25 December 1999. All 22 people on board were killed.
Zuliana de Aviación C.A. was a Venezuelan airline. It initially began as a cargo airline in 1985 based in Maracaibo, but later began service as a passenger carrier. Its name was derived from the Venezuelan state of Zulia. The airline ceased operations in April 1997.
The Palacio Municipal de Caracas, or Consejo Municipal de Caracas, is the city hall of Caracas, Venezuela. It is located on the corner of Gradillas a Monjas opposite the Plaza Bolívar, occupying half of the plaza's southern section. The building dates from the seventeenth century but now bears the mark of Alejandro Chataing's Neoclassical additions in 1906. It was the focal point for the Constitutional Convention, and signing of the Declaration of Independence in the nineteenth century. The present building is the result of the work undertaken by the Venezuelan architect Alejandro Chataing in 1906. The west wing of the building, the Capilla de Santa Rosa de Lima, the chapel where Venezuela's independence was declared in 1811, has been fully restored and furnished with authentic period pieces. The ground floor houses the Museo Caracas, which contains works by Venezuela's most celebrated painters and many other historic artifacts. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on 16 February 1979.
The National Art Gallery also known as Gallery of National Art is located in the Plaza Morelos area of Caracas, Venezuela. The museum opened in May 1976. In 2009 it moved to a new building designed by Carlos Gómez de Llerena, Venezuela's largest museum building.
Alirio Palacios was a Venezuelan visual artist known for his drawings, graphic designing, printmaking and sculpture. Horse figures were often motifs of his graphic art and sculpture, an obsession he developed during his long stay in China. Among other awards, Palacios won the National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela in 1977. His work is on display in museums and public sites internationally, including the presidential Palace and the National Supreme Court in Caracas, the Casa de Las Américas in Havana, and the University of Edinburgh where Palacio's portrait of the first Venezuelan President Jose Maria Vargas is on permanent display.
Maria Teresa Torras, was Venezuelan-nationalized Spanish artist specializing in sculpture, textiles and metalwork.
Turpial Airlines C.A. is a Venezuelan airline that has its hub at Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia, Venezuela. This airline has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-400 authorized to operate regular and non-regular flights of passengers, cargo and mails within the nation, as well as internationally.
Mariángel Villasmil Arteaga is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2020. She represented the state of Zulia at the pageant and represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2020 competition.
Alirio Rodríguez was a Venezuelan painter and visual artist. He was born in El Callao, Venezuela, and died in Caracas, Venezuela. His art was widely acclaimed in his native Venezuela and abroad, winning him multiple awards and recognitions as one of the top Venezuelan plastic artists of the 20th century.
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