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'''Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum''' (Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño)<br>García Moreno 887 and Espejo<br>Quito 170401<br>Pasaje Espejo No.1147<br>Quito<br> | '''Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum''' (Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño)<br>García Moreno 887 and Espejo<br>Quito 170401<br>Pasaje Espejo No.1147<br>Quito<br> | ||
Telephone: 593 2 395 2300<br>Email: [mailto:areadeguiasmuseo@gmail.com areadeguiasmuseo@gmail.com]<br> | Telephone: 593 2 395 2300<br>Email: [mailto:areadeguiasmuseo@gmail.com areadeguiasmuseo@gmail.com]<br> | ||
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:The exhibits at the Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum afford visitors a wonderful opportunity to gain insight into the art and culture of the people of Quito. Much of the art donated by Alberto Mena Caamaño represents colonial art from the 16th and 17th centuries, featuring renowned artists such as Miguel de Santiago and Joaquín Pinto. The museum also features a number of contemporary artworks, some of which have won the prestigious Mariano Aguilera Award for sculpture and painting. The museum features both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The permanent exhibition, “From Quito to Ecuador”, portrays the history of Quito from 1700 through to 1830 when the new Republic of Ecuador gained independence from Gran Colombia. It also covers the life and achievements of Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704-1748), the Ecuadorian scientist who collaborated with the French Geodesic Mission in their quest to measure the roundness of the Earth, as well as the length of a degree of longitude at the Equator – a huge undertaking considering they were using 18th century technology. | :The exhibits at the Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum afford visitors a wonderful opportunity to gain insight into the art and culture of the people of Quito. Much of the art donated by Alberto Mena Caamaño represents colonial art from the 16th and 17th centuries, featuring renowned artists such as Miguel de Santiago and Joaquín Pinto. The museum also features a number of contemporary artworks, some of which have won the prestigious Mariano Aguilera Award for sculpture and painting. The museum features both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The permanent exhibition, “From Quito to Ecuador”, portrays the history of Quito from 1700 through to 1830 when the new Republic of Ecuador gained independence from Gran Colombia. It also covers the life and achievements of Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704-1748), the Ecuadorian scientist who collaborated with the French Geodesic Mission in their quest to measure the roundness of the Earth, as well as the length of a degree of longitude at the Equator – a huge undertaking considering they were using 18th century technology. | ||