Museo Colonial Charcas - Sucre, Bolivia
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S 19° 02.774 W 065° 15.410
20K E 262485 N 7892529
This is another of the set of great history museums in Sucre.
Waymark Code: WM12PKB
Location: Bolivia
Date Posted: 06/27/2020
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Museo Colonial Charcas is managed by a university, Universidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier.
It was created in 1939 by the initiative of Athenaeum of Chuquisaca Fine Arts and it's hosted in a house from the 17th Century, formerly owned by the family Fernández de Córdova and known as “Casa del Gran Poder” (house of the great power).
Its collection is not huge but it's very varied. It includes paintings from European Mannerist and baroque masters as well as from South American artists. It has on display silverware, sculptures as well as 17th to 19th century furniture.
Its focus, however in on archeology, folklore and ethnograph. It has about 3,000 artefacts, the oldest from 3,500 years ago.
Theme:
Mostly etnography
Street Address:
Calle Bolívar Nº 698 esquina Dalence
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: no
Hours of Operation:
Business Days
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:30
Saturday
09:30 - 12:00
Closes on Sundays
Cost: 30.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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