The Museo de América (English: Museum of America) is a Spanish national museum of arts, archaeology and ethnography in Madrid. Its collections cover the whole of the Americas and range from the Paleolithic period to the present day.
Gallery arranged to recall the Cabinet of Natural History that preceded the museum
The museum was established by the Spanish State and its initial pieces came from the former collection of American archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from the National Archaeological Museum, Madrid and the Prado Museum, as well as exhibiting a number of unrelated donations, deposits and purchases.[1] It has a major collection of 18th c. casta paintings, one by Miguel Cabrera, who created a set of 16 large format casta paintings. The museum's most famous painting is by Mexican artist, Luis de Mena, of the Virgin of Guadalupe and castas on a single canvas.[2]
The institution was founded by a decree of 19 April 1941 and opened in 1944 inside the building housing the National Archaeological Museum.[3] After all the initial holdings were moved to a newly built premises in the Ciudad Universitaria, the building was inaugurated on 12 October 1965.[4] After a series of renovations of the building, which was previously shared with a number of unrelated institutions, the museum was reopened on 12 October 1994, this time exclusively occupying the entire building.[5] As part of preparation for the re-opening, a collecting programme was established, with artifacts from Spain's first Caribbean settlement on Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic) found by anthropologist Soraya Aracena.[6]
Collectionedit
The permanent exhibit is divided into five major thematic areas:
An awareness of the Americas
The reality of the Americas
Society
Religion
Communication
Ceramic vessel representing a crustacean. Moche culture artwork from Peru.
Conquest of Mexico. Reception of Moctezuma by Mexicans in canoes, enconchado painting Juan y Miguel González, Mexican School, 1698 (depósito del Prado).
^Sarah Cline, “Guadalupe and the Castas: The Power of a Singular Colonial Mexican Painting.” Mexican Studies/Esudios Mexicanos Vol. 31, Issue 2, Summer 2015, pages 218-46.;Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (2005). Colonial Art in Latin America. New York: PhaidonPress. pp. 66–68.;Bleichmar, Daniela (2012), Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 173;Deans-Smith, Susan (Winter 2005). "Creating the Colonial Subject: Casta Paintings, Collectors, and Critics in Eighteenth-Century Mexico and Spain". Colonial Latin American Review: 169–204.; Elena Isabel Estrada de Gerlero,"The Representation of ‘Heathen Indians’ in Mexican Casta Painting." In New World Orders, edited by Ilona Katzew. NY: Americas Society, 1996, 50.; María Concepción García Sáiz. Las castas mexicanas: un género pictórico americano. Milan: Olivetti, 1989, set III; 66–67; Ilona Katzew, Casta Paintings: Images of Race in Eighteenth-CenturyMexico. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, 194–195; María Elena Martínez, Genealogical Fictions: Limpieza de Sangre, Religion, and Gender in Colonial Mexico. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008, dust cover; 257; Cruz Martínez de la Torre and María Paz Cabello Caro. Museo de América, exhibition catalogue. Madrid: IberCaja/Marot, 1997, 130; Jeanette Favrot Peterson, Visualizing Guadalupe: From Black Madonna to Queen of the Americas. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2014, 256–257; Nina M. Scott, "Measuring Ingredients: Food and Domesticity in Mexican Casta Paintings." Gastronomica 5, no. 11 (2005): 70–79.
^Sarah Cline, “Guadalupe and the Castas: The Power of a Singular Colonial Mexican Painting.” Mexican Studies/Esudios Mexicanos Vol. 31, Issue 2, Summer 2015, pages 218-46.
García Sáiz, Mª Concepción; Jiménez Villalba, Félix (2009). "Museo de América, mucho más que un museo" (PDF). Artigrama. 24 (24). Zaragoza: Universidad de Zaragoza: 83–118. doi:10.26754/ojs_artigrama/artigrama.2009247698. ISSN 0213-1498. S2CID 257308144.
Krizmanics, Georg T. A. (2018). "El Museo de América de Madrid: ¿un instrumento para la política exterior española?". A Contracorriente. 15 (2): 39–61.
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The Museo de America English Museum of America is a Spanish national museum of arts archaeology and ethnography in Madrid Its collections cover the whole of the Americas and range from the Paleolithic period to the present day Museo de AmericaFacade of the museumEstablished1941LocationMadrid SpainTypeArtistic archaeological and ethnographicOwnerGeneral State AdministrationPublic transit accessMoncloa Islas FilipinasWebsitemuseodeamerica wbr mcu wbr esSpanish Cultural HeritageOfficial nameMuseo de AmericaTypeNon movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated1962Reference no RI 51 0001378 Gallery arranged to recall the Cabinet of Natural History that preceded the museum The museum was established by the Spanish State and its initial pieces came from the former collection of American archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from the National Archaeological Museum Madrid and the Prado Museum as well as exhibiting a number of unrelated donations deposits and purchases 1 It has a major collection of 18th c casta paintings one by Miguel Cabrera who created a set of 16 large format casta paintings The museum s most famous painting is by Mexican artist Luis de Mena of the Virgin of Guadalupe and castas on a single canvas 2 Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe institution was founded by a decree of 19 April 1941 and opened in 1944 inside the building housing the National Archaeological Museum 3 After all the initial holdings were moved to a newly built premises in the Ciudad Universitaria the building was inaugurated on 12 October 1965 4 After a series of renovations of the building which was previously shared with a number of unrelated institutions the museum was reopened on 12 October 1994 this time exclusively occupying the entire building 5 As part of preparation for the re opening a collecting programme was established with artifacts from Spain s first Caribbean settlement on Hispaniola modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic found by anthropologist Soraya Aracena 6 Collection editThe permanent exhibit is divided into five major thematic areas An awareness of the Americas The reality of the Americas Society Religion Communication nbsp Ceramic vessel representing a crustacean Moche culture artwork from Peru nbsp Bronze helmet of a 16th century Spanish soldier nbsp Chimu vessel showing a sexual act between men nbsp Helmet and collar made by the Tlingit people late 18th century 7 nbsp Statuette of a Quimbaya cacique es 200 1000 AD 8 nbsp View of Seville attributed to Alonso Sanchez Coello late 16th century 9 nbsp Maya Stele of Madrid es 600 900 AD 10 nbsp Nazca pot 1 600 AD 11 nbsp Aztec Codex Tudela nbsp Luis de Mena Casta painting with the Virgin of Guadalupe 1750 12 nbsp The Mulattos of Esmeraldas by Andres Sanchez Gallque Quito School 1599 deposito del Museo del Prado nbsp Conquest of Mexico Reception of Moctezuma by Mexicans in canoes enconchado painting Juan y Miguel Gonzalez Mexican School 1698 deposito del Prado nbsp Escena de mestizaje Casta painting De chino cambujo e india loba Miguel Cabrera Mexican School 1763 nbsp Yapanga of Quito with the dress that this class of women wore to please Lienzo de Vicente Alban de 1783 Quito School See also editMuseo Nacional de Antropologia Madrid also featuring American piecesReferences edit Garcia Saiz amp Jimenez Villalba 2009 p 84 Sarah Cline Guadalupe and the Castas The Power of a Singular Colonial Mexican Painting Mexican Studies Esudios Mexicanos Vol 31 Issue 2 Summer 2015 pages 218 46 Bailey Gauvin Alexander 2005 Colonial Art in Latin America New York PhaidonPress pp 66 68 Bleichmar Daniela 2012 Visible Empire Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment Chicago University of Chicago Press p 173 Deans Smith Susan Winter 2005 Creating the Colonial Subject Casta Paintings Collectors and Critics in Eighteenth Century Mexico and Spain Colonial Latin American Review 169 204 Elena Isabel Estrada de Gerlero The Representation of Heathen Indians in Mexican Casta Painting In New World Orders edited by Ilona Katzew NY Americas Society 1996 50 Maria Concepcion Garcia Saiz Las castas mexicanas un genero pictorico americano Milan Olivetti 1989 set III 66 67 Ilona Katzew Casta Paintings Images of Race in Eighteenth CenturyMexico New Haven Yale University Press 2004 194 195 Maria Elena Martinez Genealogical Fictions Limpieza de Sangre Religion and Gender in Colonial Mexico Stanford Stanford University Press 2008 dust cover 257 Cruz Martinez de la Torre and Maria Paz Cabello Caro Museo de America exhibition catalogue Madrid IberCaja Marot 1997 130 Jeanette Favrot Peterson Visualizing Guadalupe From Black Madonna to Queen of the Americas Austin University of Texas Press 2014 256 257 Nina M Scott Measuring Ingredients Food and Domesticity in Mexican Casta Paintings Gastronomica 5 no 11 2005 70 79 Krizmanics 2018 p 40 Garcia Saiz amp Jimenez Villalba 2009 p 89 Garcia Saiz amp Jimenez Villalba 2009 p 90 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