Established May 27, 1997 Phone +34 933 10 45 16 | Province Province of Barcelona Founded 27 May 1997 | |
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Location Montcada, 14
Barcelona, Spain Type Art museum
Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts Public transit access Metro line 4 (Jaume I station) or
line 1 (Urquinaona station) Website en.amigosprecolombino.es Address Carrer de Montcada, 14, 08003 Barcelona, Spain Similar Calle de Montcada, Barbier‑Mueller Museum, Museu Frederic Marès, Museu de les Arts Decoratives, Museu de Cultures del Món | ||
Museu barbier mueller d art precolomb in barcelona a quick tour in hd cityblink
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.