San Juan Attractions

Museo de Arte

Puerto Rico's showcase art gallery opened just a few years ago at a cost of millions of dollars. The gallery is housed in a former city hospital in Santurce and offers a permanent and visiting exhibition. The aim is to highlight the island's heritage through the work of local artists, such as Francisco Oller, who studied in France with Cézanne, and Jose Campeche, a late 18th century Classical painter. The museum has been described as a 'living textbook of Puerto Rico', spanning the centuries through the medium of art.

Address: 299 De Diego Avenue, Santurce; Website: www.mapr.org; Telephone: 977 6277 ext. 2290; Opening time: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm.; Admission: US$6 (adults), US$3 (children)