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| Established | April 11, 1956; 69 years ago (April 11, 1956) |
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| Location | San Telmo,Buenos Aires,Argentina |
| Type | Art museum |
| Owner | City of Buenos Aires |
| Website | museomoderno.org |
TheBuenos Aires Museum of Modern Art, known locally as theMuseo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires (MAMBA), is amodern artmuseum located in theSan Telmo district ofBuenos Aires,Argentina.
The museum opened on April 11, 1956, and resulted from an initiative by sculptor and diplomatPablo Curatella Manes andart criticRafael Squirru, who served as its first director. Initially located in Buenos Aires' Witcomb Gallery, the museum was later housed in theSan Martín Cultural Center. The museum moved to its current location, a former Nobleza Piccardotobacconist in theSan Telmo neighborhood, in 1986.
Following a five-year, 15 million-dollar renovation, the museum's main building was reopened to the public on December 23, 2010; future expansion plans include an addition that would quadruple its existing 3,000 m² (32,000 ft²) of space, and would absorb the library and archives annex, currently located at 963 Adolfo Alsina Street.[1]
Its collections include over 6,000 works, including those byJosef Albers,Antonio Berni,Pablo Curatella Manes,Raquel Forner,Romulo Macció,Marcelo Pombo,Marta Minujín,Emilio Pettoruti,Xul Solar andWassily Kandinsky, among many other artists.
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