The Aguascalientes City Museum (Spanish: ''Museo de Aguascalientes'') is the premier art museum in the city of

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in the state of

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Building

The building housing the museum was built in 1903 by Refugio Reyes Rivas in a neoclassical style. Its facade resembles a Greek temple made out of groove capitals and columns. It is built in pink quarry. The interior is composed of two yards: the first yard has carved columns, and the second yard has central quarry fountains, the work of José Refugio Reyes Rivas. It has capital columns and arcs.

History

Used to be known as "Escuela Normal del Estado" (State Teaching School) when built in 1903, and it was enlarged from 1915 to 1916, it became a museum due to the IV centenary of the foundation of the city, in October 1975 the state open the museum in this edification after being condition for this use. The reason to turn this place into a museum was to recognize the work of the most outstanding plastic artists of Aguascalientes.

Displays

The art museum contains works of many paintings and sculptures. Is possible to admire some of the most beautiful sculptures of Jesús F. Contreras, like a plastic fiber reproduction of the ''Malgre Tout'' sculpture (the original is in the Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City). This work was internationally awarded in

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, France; the name of the sculpture was given to it, due to the amputation of the right arm of the artist. Consequence to an infection before finishing its masterpiece. There are also exhibitions from the work of

Francisco Díaz de León Francisco Díaz de León (September 24, 1897 – December 29, 1975) was a Mexican graphic artist, notable for pioneering much of modern Mexican graphic arts. He spent his childhood around books and when he studied art in Mexico City, he specializ ...

, paintings by

Gabriel Fernández Ledesma Gabriel Fernández Ledesma (May 30, 1900 – August 26, 1983) was a Mexican painter, printmaker, sculptor, graphic artist, writer and teacher. He began his career working with artist Roberto Montenegro then moved into publishing and education. ...

and the work of

Saturnino Herrán Saturnino Herrán Guinchard (9 July 1887 – 8 October 1918) was a Mexican Painting, painter influential to Latin culture in the late 19th and early 20th century. Biography Saturnino Herrán was raised in Aguascalientes, a city in North-Cent ...

"El más pintor de los mexicanos y más mexicano de los pintores" ("the most painter of the Mexican and the most Mexican of the painters"). There are temporal, contemporary painting and sculpture exhibitions up all year long.

Gallery

References

External links

Webpage about the museum
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