Museo Bellapart
{{Short description|Private art collection and museum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic}}
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| director = Myrna Guerrero Villalona
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The Museo Bellapart is a free private art museum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic specifically in located at the corner of Av. John F. Kennedy founded in 1999 and is situated on the fifth floor, above a Honda car dealership. It was initially founded by Juan José Bellapart, a Catalan businessman. Bellapart died in 2020, however the collection is still owned by the Bellapart family.{{cite web |title=Muere el empresario Juan José Bellapart, reconocido coleccionista y mecenas cultural |url=https://www.elradar.do/pintura/muere-el-empresario-juan-jose-bellapart-reconocido-coleccionista-y-mecenas-cultural/ |website=El Radar |access-date=18 June 2025 |language=es |date=5 April 2020}} Its large permanent collection includes artwork from the mid-19th century to the 1960s.
Collection
The museum's collection was carefully curated by Bellapart from his private collection, with the goal of teaching visitors about Dominican heritage and culture through the medium of art.{{cite web |title=Museo Bellapart {{!}} Entrance Fee, Opening Hours & More |url=https://forevervacation.com/santo-domingo/bellapart-museum |website=forevervacation.com |access-date=18 June 2025 |language=en}} The museum boasts has over 2000 pieces in its collection, including sculptures, paintings, engravings, drawings, and installations. They hold works by the following Dominican artists: Luis Desangles, Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta, Celeste Woss y Gil, Yoryi Morel, Darío Suro, Gilberto Hernández Ortega, Eligio Pichardo, Paul Giudicelli, Clara Ledesma, and many others.{{cite book |last1=Camus |first1=Dominique |last2=Buisson |first2=Daniel |title=République dominicaine / [réd. Dominique Camus, Daniel Buisson] |date=25 October 2008 |publisher=Michelin |isbn=978-2-06-713878-0 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0Llcttt1ycMC&pg=PA140&redir_esc=y |language=fr}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=0Llcttt1ycMC&pg=PA140 Michelin Guide], Google Books. {{in lang|fr}} The museum holds the most complete collection of works by Jaime Colson.{{cite web |title=Museo Bellapart |url=https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/things-to-do/museo-bellapart |website=Dominican Republic Tourism - Official Website |access-date=18 June 2025 |language=en}} The works are arranged chronologically inside the museum.{{cite web |title=Museo Bellapart {{!}} Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic {{!}} Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/attractions/museo-bellapart/a/poi-sig/1407088/358037 |website=Lonely Planet |access-date=18 June 2025}} Additionally they host temporary exhibitions, highlighting artists who escaped the Franco dictatorship, and those exiled in the Dominican Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
The museum also holds a number of educational courses in Museology. In addition to this, they host art based workshops for children.{{cite web |title=museo bellapart |url=http://museobellapart.com/educacion.html |website=museobellapart.com |access-date=18 June 2025}} The museum is free to visit.
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See also
{{portal|Dominican Republic|Visual arts}}
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References
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External links
- [http://museobellapart.com/ Museo Bellapart website] {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Museums with year of establishment missing
Category:Art museums and galleries in the Dominican Republic