Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
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.Photo: Museo MAPI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnographic museum in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena”
- Address: 279 25 de Mayo, Montevideo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi and Parroquia San Francisco de Asís.
Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi
Museum
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi is a museum.
Parroquia San Francisco de Asís
Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. Parroquia San Francisco de Asís is situated 130 metres northeast of Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art.
Plaza Zabala
Square
Photo: blmurch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay. In late 1878, during the dictatorship of Colonel Lorenzo Latorre, it was decided to demolish the old fort and build a public square in its place. Plaza Zabala is situated 190 metres east of Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art.
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.
Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90715° or 34° 54′ 26″ southLongitude
-56.21011° or 56° 12′ 36″ westLevels
3Open location code
48Q53QVQ+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 457980362OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3816749
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu d’Art Precolombí i Indígena”
- Polish: “Muzeum Sztuki Prekolumbijskiej i Rdzennej”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Arte Pré-colombiana e Indígena”
- Spanish: “MAPI”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indigena”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena”
Notable Places Nearby
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