Director Mariann Ramírez Aponte Opened 1916 Architectural style Georgian architecture | Area less than one acre Phone +1 787-977-4030 Added to NRHP 4 August 1987 | |
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Established 1984
(current location since 2002) Location Juan Ponce de León Avenue, Esq. Roberto H. Todd
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00936-2377 Website www.museocontemporaneopr.org Location Juan Ponce de León & Roberto H. Todd Avenues, Santurce, Puerto Rico Address Av. Juan Ponce de León, esquina Ave. Roberto H. Todd, Parada 18, San Juan, 00910, Puerto Rico Hours Closed now Wednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday11AM–5PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4PMSuggest an edit Similar Museum of Art of Puerto Ri, Museo de las Américas, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Luis A Ferré Performin, Museo de Arte e Historia d Profiles | ||
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The Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, often abbreviated to MAC, is a contemporary art museum in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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History
The museum was founded by artists and sponsors of the civil society and was officially instituted on October 8, 1984 as a non-profit organization. After its incorporation, the Museum offered its services in public spaces like Plaza Las Américas and amongst offices of known contributors.
In 1988, the University of the Sacred Heart granted the museum a provisional home free of charge at the Magdalena Sofía Barat building. After 15 years, the museum officially petitioned the government to grant them the Labra Historical Building in Santurce. On October 20, 2002, the museum and Governor Sila Calderón signed a contract granting the museum the rights for the building.
Building
The museum building is called Rafael M. Labra Building. It was built in 1916 as part of a project from the Paul G. Miller Commission for the construction of public schools in urban zones. The building was designed by architect Adrian C. Finlayson.
The building belonged to the Department of Public Education of Puerto Rico since its construction and in 1987 was registered as the Rafael M. Labra High School on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States government.
The architecture is of Georgian style that prevailed during the 18th century in England. Its restoration was in charge of Puerto Rican architect Otto Reyes Casanova and started from 1995 until 2002.