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Museo de Arte de Ponce Review
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Museo de Arte de Ponce 
- Address: 2325 Av. Las Americas, Sector Santa Maria, Ponce
- Phone: 787/848-0505
- www.museoarteponce.org
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Ponce Museum of Art
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Ponce
Fodor's Review:
This interesting building -- designed by Edward Durrell Stone, who designed the original Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC -- is easily identified by the hexagonal galleries on the second floor. It has one of the best art collections in Latin American, which is why residents of San Juan frequently make the trip down to Ponce. The 3,000-piece collection includes works by famous Puerto Rican artists such as Francisco Oller, represented by a lovely landscape called Hacienda Aurora. There are plenty of European works on display, including paintings by Peter Paul Rubens and Thomas Gainsborough. The highlight of the European collection is the Pre-Raphaelite paintings, particularly the mesmerizing Flaming June, by Frederick Leighton, which has become the museum's unofficial symbol. Watch for special exhibits, such as a recent one examining the work of Frida Kahlo.
- Cost: $5
- Open: Daily 10-5
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