Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum |
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Established | May 27, 1997 |
Location | Montcada, 14 Barcelona, Spain |
Type | Art museum Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts |
Public transit access | Metro line 4 (Jaume I station) or line 1 (Urquinaona station) |
Website | en.amigosprecolombino.es |
The Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí (its local name in Catalan; also known in Spanish: Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino, and in English: Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum) is a museum devoted to a collection of artefacts and the artistic legacy of the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, located in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona, Spain. It was established in 1997 to house the pre-Columbian art collection formerly held by its parent museum, the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Genève, Switzerland. The collection has continued to expand since its founding.