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Jardín de Esculturas del Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas
Parque Los Caobos
Caracas, Distrito Federal 1010
Venezuela
Contact: Ms. María Elena Ramos - President
Tel: 58-2-578 21 97 or 576 29 08
Fax: 58-2-571 01 69
Email: fmba@reacciun.ve
Jardín de Esculturas (Sculptures’ Garden) belongs
to the Fundación Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas. This is a nonprofit
foundation dedicated to international Arts. This is the oldest Museum
of Art in Venezuela. The pieces exhibited in the Garden belong to the
Museum’s collection. The garden has a permanent exhibit whose masterpieces
are distributed in a tropical park of 7700 square meters, where you can
observe ancient trees surrounded by various types of tropical specimens.
In this sense, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent
Mahogany, Mijao, Sandbox and Mango trees among
others varieties.
This garden has become an urban oasis where people have
the opportunity to enjoy theater plays, performances, dance, storytellers,
guided tours, visual art workshops, Tai Chi, concerts....or simply
have some rest, read a book or go for a walk.
Free admission.
Open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday, year round, from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To obtain driving directions call 578 18 16
Parking at Hotel Hilton and Teresa Carreño Theater. Free
entrance.
For guided tours, programs for schools and community groups
call the Educational Department: 578 06 53
Refreshments, snacks, and coffee. Restrooms, gift/book
shop.
Artists in the permanent collection:
Alejandro Otero – Venezuela
Untitled (Estructura solar), 1985
600 x 700 cm
Dan Grahan – United States
Two-way mirror glasss pavilion, 1995
240 x 300 x 300 cm
Francisco Mariotti – Perú
Canto Cuántico. Usted va a acabar con todos los peces de este río, 1995-96
Variable dimentions
Sergio de Camargo – Brasil
Ala lunar, 1978
600 x 300 x 60,5 cm
Alicia Penalba – Argentina
Gran homenaje a César Vallejo, 1974
570 x 105 x 48 cm
Edgar Negret – Colombia
Andes, 1980
335 x 133 110 cm
Luis Camnitzer – Uruguay
Epitafio, 1995
90 x 90 x 90 cm
Arnaldo Pomodoro – Italy
Rotante máximo IV, 1969-70
95 x 95 x 16 cm
Harry Abend – Venezuela
Homenaje a Miguel Arroyo, 1974
114 x 254 x 35 cm
Keneth Armitage – England
Pandarus, 1964
169 x 70,5 x 64 cm
Alberto Guzmán – Perú
Columna, ca. 1976
258 x 84 x 75 cm
Carlos Rojas – Colombia
Puerta, 1992
360 x 360 x 100 cm
Jacques Lipchitz – France
Sacrificio III, 1949-57
141,5 x 103,5 x 61 cm
Alexander Calder – United States
La ciudad, 1960
236 x 514 x 305 cm
Max Bill – Switzerland
Plano doble
Con seis esquinas rectangulares, 1948-79
162,5 x 164 x 105,5 cm
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