The Museum was founded as a private institution in 1979 by Olga blinder and Carlos Colombino. They started it as a private collection for educational purposes and public display. Over a period of time, the collection grew and the museum was set up in a permanent place with some diversification in terms of categories. The museum has a section dealing with indigenous art. It consists of items like vessels, ethnic ornaments, masks, baskets, and carvings made by various ethnic groups. The other section, Barro Museum, is a clay museum consisting of items from the 17th Century onwards. The section of contemporary arts has a collection of paintings, sculptures, engravings, installations from Paraguayan, Spanish and other Latin American artists. Dona Estela, a store in the museum, sells items like pottery, Ache basket items, imagery, fabrics, and feather art made by the different ethnic groups. On the whole, the museum has showcased objects of pre-Columbian to contemporary art of Paraguay in a very attractive way. The visitors have recommended it strongly!
Walking from the city center (Oliva) to the museum is not recommended since the distance is more than 8 km
By Uber from the city center (Oliva) to the museum: 40 Gs to 60 Gs
The local taxi may charge more than 100 Gs.
The local bus is cheap on the pocket, not costing more than 5 Gs. Before boarding the bus, ask the conductors at the city center for the buses going towards Grabadores del Kabichu'i, as the museum is located there. Knowing Spanish is an advantage.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 09:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m, 03:30 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.
Friday: 09:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m, 03:30 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.
Saturday: 09:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m, 03:30 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.
It is advisable to check the opening time from the official web site www.museodelbarro.org during holidays like labor day or Easter, Christmas, etc.
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