Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino | |
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| Established | 27 May 1997 (1997-05-27) |
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| Location | Montcada, 14 Barcelona, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°23′06″N2°10′51″E / 41.38493°N 2.180864°E /41.38493; 2.180864 |
| Type | Art museum Specialising inpre-Columbian artworks and artefacts |
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| Website | en.amigosprecolombino.es |
TheMuseu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí (its local name inCatalan; also known inSpanish:Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino, and in English:Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum) was the onlymuseum in Europe devoted exclusively to the artistic legacy of thepre-Columbian cultures ofthe Americas. It was located in theCatalan capital ofBarcelona,Spain. The museum was established in 1997 to house thepre-Columbian art collection formerly held by its parent museum, theBarbier-Mueller Museum inGenève,Switzerland, which was loaned to the city of Barcelona. In 2012, the museum was unable to reach a purchase agreement with the collection's owner Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. Subsequently, the world's most important Pre-Columbian collection in private hands (according to El País) was split and auctioned at Southeby's on 22 March 2013.[1]
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