Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art Museum in Montevideo

Agradable pero poca variedad en la exposición

Muy lindo el museo. Un poco reducida la muestra de arte precolombino. Muy buena la exposición de Lowy. Excelente el restoran del museo. Una comida variada y bien servida. Atención muy buena. Vale la pena ir tanto al museo como al restaurante que tiene el mismo horario que el museo. Incluso los sábados.

Muy aprovechable, sólo el edificio ya es magnífico y con una interesante historia, la exposición excelente aporta mucha información sobre los objetos expuestos

Majestuoso edificio de arquitectura ecléctica que fue construido a finales del siglo XIX por el empresario Emilio Reus con el fin de instalar allí un lugar para atender la salud y casa de baños (hidro-terapéutico). Actualmente funciona el Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena (MAPIdonde aloja arqueología y etnografía de los pueblos originarios de América. Tiene exposiciones muy interesantes al respecto, y siempre están organizando actividades novedosas y para todas las edades.Si no es de su interés la temática del museo, visítelo para curiosear y asombrarse por su arquitectura, vale la pena.Debería abrir los domingos. Entrada con costo, excepto los lunes. Tiene estacionamiento en frente.

Aug 2022. Tickets 100 pesos for nationals, 150 pesos for foreigners. We liked the building a lot and seeing school children having a guided tour around which they followed with great interest. One of the few museums with explanations in English and Portuguese as well as Spanish. Short but sweet. Would love to see more artifacts in each room but definitely enjoyed it.

Interesting exhibits but little in English.

Quando fui, tive que pagar 150 pesos para entrar. Acervo duvidoso, mas estava lá, estava um frio absurdo e eu precisava mijar.

Excelente lugar para llevar a los niños. Tienen buenas y enriquecedoras visitas guiadas, además de actividades.

Tem uma curiosa coleção de máscaras latinas.

Preciosa tarde con los chicos de la #116.Muy interesante todo lo que conocieron

Un lugar para ir con familia, alumnos y apreciar la cultura precolombina.

Está divino en museo y preciosa la propuesta para escolares, muy educativo y dinámico, la guía tremenda sensibilidad con los niños. Muy recomendable!!

Beautiful ! When you get into the Rome room its like traveling in the time. Egypt (realmummy ... You need to go !!!

Localizado no centro histórico de Montevideo, o prédio é muito bem conservado e bonito. As exposições bem elaboradas, proporcionando um interessante tour, no qual pude aprender um pouco mais sobre os povos que habitaram a América Latina antes da exploração europeia. Vale a visita!

Of the many museums I visited in Uruguay, this one was my favorite.

I really want to support smaller museums but I wanted to see South American native tribal work and art- not Australian or North American. Comparatively the museums for those respective territories and native tribes, they are far superior in Australia or the US, so for me, it just wasnt that interesting. But they did have cool masks. Sorry!

Um incrível museu! As exposições dão maravilhosas, fiquei especialmente tocado pela exposição de pinturas australianas. O acervo do museu também é lindo, muito rico. Há desconto para estudantes! A staff é muito muito simpática o que deixou nossa visita ainda melhor!

Hermoso museo, con muestras permanentes e itinerantes de distintas culturas indígenas, localizado en lo que fue un antiguo centro médico hidrotermoterápico.

Muy linda el museo en general y en las muestras en particular.Todo muy limpio, ordenado y prolijo.Todo señalizado, sobre todo las habitaciones que tiene que tener cierto control de humedad, para mantener en buena medida las obras.Cabe aclarar los hermosos y breves párrafos dedicados a contarnos el porque de cada colección de disfraces y máscaras.Me encantó.

Un muy lindo museo que muestra el arte y la historia indígena de América y del mundo. Hermoso el edificio en sí

Si buscan una propuesta interesante, puede ser esta. Mucho cuidado con la exhibición de las máscaras porque a mi me dio miedo.Ochenta pesos cuesta la entrada!

Peu d objets d art pré colombiens. Salles très didactiques. Par contre superbes salles d art aborigène, très belle exposition temporaire aussi sur les peintures des indiens d Amérique du Nord. Belle exposition également sur les masques portés lors de fêtes populaires en Amérique du Sud.

Interesting museum, mostly on *American* (not specifically Uruguayanpre-Columbian cultures.Dark spots: the cafe and most exhibits (as of Feb 2020were closed due to renovation. I also missed some depth on local Charrúa and Guaraní people; theres a lot to be said about them and their influence on current Uruguayan culture — just think about the widespread mate culture.Bright spots: it seemed that there was a lot of action going on, I saw many of what seemed to be Anthropology and Archeology grad students working on exhibits, so that was promising.Overall a good experience.

A small museum with a good collection of exhibits and history of the region.Bonus Australian exhibition when we were there to help support the fire fighters in Australia.

This is a museum that had a nice variety of displays. It is not a large museum so would be suitable for families. I would have liked to see more after our struggle to get in:We went on a rainy day. We arrived when it was closed at midday and we told it would open in ten minutes. We waited on the steps with our umbrella and tried again after 15 minutes, but were then told it would be another 20-30 minutes. We went for a walk in the rain and returned to wait still a few more minutes until some staff went past us on the steps, returning from their break half an hour after the posted opening time. Finally we were able to get in!

El museo dice mucho con el nombre y muy poco con lo que expone. He ido varias veces y la última me decepcionó. Tienen muy poco sobre arte precolombino y utilizan el espacio para otro tipo de instalaciones que no tienen nada que ver. Tampoco está correctamente explicado el edificio que fue donde se resolvieron desintegrar las cámaras en la dictadura.

Not an extensive collection but exposition on Australian art was great

Nice museum with exhibits that illustrate the various indigenous peoples in central and South America. Very manageable. Nice cafe attached where you can relax.

GoodArcheological and phosyl can be found there.It is not well known place as it is located in downtown (old city), not close.It is not promoted well.There is no translation of the pieces you can find into the museumThere is a souvenir place only cash and only in UYU currency.Employees does not speak any different languages than spanish. So take note.Ahh also the explains in Spanish

Interesting, beautiful restored building. Small but very ambitious exhibition.

A sad museum with very small collection

A small but very interesting little museum, takes roughly an hour to visit and quite worth it.

A good selection of artifacts and then extending their influence into modern expression

Very disappointing. I dont think Ive ever given one star to a museum before. The exhibition, if thats the right word, is organised across three floors. But alot of the exhibition spaces are EMPTY, presumably being refurbished. The carnival exhibits there, well go to the "Carnival Museum" instead. Youll see much better there. Also there is almost no English descriptions of the items display.Dont waste U$130 coming here, go to the "Carnival Museum" (near the docksideinstead.

Possui um rico acervo do patrimônio indígena e pré-colombiano. Na segunda-feira a entrada foi grátis. O Musei possui 3 andares e a arquitetura remonta séculos passados. Algumas exposições tinham efeito sonoro, levando refletir o espaço, o acervo...

Nice museum. The fee is U$130.00 each. This is pre Columbian artifacts on two floors. You are allowed to take photos with out a flash. There are lockers for your needs.

O museu em si poderia ser melhor cuidado. É perceptível que a manutenção dos espaços não está 100%. Mas a curadoria do Museu é maravilhosa: textos diretos e objetivos, organizados numa estrutura bem didática.

Quite interesting but sadly most of the museums rooms are closed for repairs. What was there was nicely displayed.

Very poor exhibition. At least the entrance is free.

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O prédio em si já é muito bonito, sendo que boa partr passou por restauração e ainda estão trabalhando. Apresentam peças das culturas sul e meso americanas muito interessantes, vale passar nele. Tem wifi no predio, baixe o aplicativo do audioguia para saber mais sobre algumas peças no museu. Entrada livre.

Good place

Museum is always a way in order not to forget.

Why - 3 stars? Small colection - very interesting about different pre - columbian culture but only in spanish :-(

Nice place and amazing expositions

Very interesting and the building is amazing! Unfortunately part of the museum was closed due to remodeling but it was worth the visit.

Ok place. Not the biggest exhibition

There were a lot of closed rooms and no actually much to see. =/

Interesting works on display present the history of indigenous populations in the area including music instruments. It does feel rather limited, and you could easily take your time with each work on display and still leave in one hour. One of the highlights is definitely the augmented reality display on the underground level. Also interesting for those into architecture.

Pre columbine museum.