Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí
Art museumSpecialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts in Montcada, Spain
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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) was the only museum in Europe devoted exclusively to the artistic legacy of the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas. It was located in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, Spain. The museum was established in 1997 to house the pre-Columbian art collection formerly held by its parent museum, the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Genève, Switzerland, which was loaned to the city of Barcelona. In 2012, the museum was unable to reach a purchase agreement with the collection's owner Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. Subsequently, the world's most important Pre-Columbian collection in private hands (according to El País) was split and auctioned at Southeby's on 22 March 2013.[1]
Barcelona, Spain
Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts
Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino | |
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| Established | 27 May 1997 |
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| Location | Montcada, 14 Barcelona, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41.38493°N 2.180864°E |
| Type | Art museum Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts |
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| Website | en.amigosprecolombino.es |
