Carnival Museum
The Carnival Museum is located at 25 De Mayo Street in the "Ciudad Vieja" in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was built in November 2006. The museum has galleries on Candombe, Carnival, Uruguayan Carnival and Murga.Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Museo de Carnaval”
- Address: 218 Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mercado del Puerto and Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art.
Mercado del Puerto
Food court
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mercado del Puerto is a gastronomic and cultural venue in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Originally built as a covered marketplace, it no longer functions as one and now houses restaurants serving traditional Uruguayan cuisine, with a focus on asado cooked over open-fire parrillas.
Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
Museum
Photo: Museo MAPI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is an ethnographic museum located in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to the indigenous cultures of different parts of Latin America. Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is situated 250 metres southeast of Carnival Museum.
Hospital Maciel
Hospital
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospital Maciel is a hospital located in 25 de Mayo 174, Old City in Montevideo. It is one of the oldest hospitals in Uruguay. The land was originally donated in Spanish colonial times by philanthropist Francisco Antonio Maciel, who teamed up with Mateo Vidal to establish a hospital and charity. Hospital Maciel is situated 290 metres south of Carnival Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
Montevideo
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.
Carnival Museum
- Categories: folk museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90573° or 34° 54′ 21″ southLongitude
-56.21217° or 56° 12′ 44″ westOpen location code
48Q53QVQ+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 457975586OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15207640
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Carnival Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Museo del Carnaval”
- Polish: “Muzeum Karnawału”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Carnaval”
- Spanish: “Museo del Carnaval”
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Highlights include Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social and Don Boutique Hotel Montevideo.
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