Museo Bellapart, Private art museum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Museo Bellapart is a private art gallery in Santo Domingo that houses nearly 2,000 works from its collection. The holdings include paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings primarily by Dominican artists.
The institution was founded in 1999 by Catalan businessman Juan José Bellapart as the first private art museum of its kind in the Dominican Republic. The collection was built from artworks the Bellapart family had been gathering since the 1960s.
The museum displays works by artists from different generations, making the evolution of Dominican art visible to visitors. You can see how artistic expression in the region has changed over decades through these pieces.
Admission is free and visitors can join guided tours or workshops or use the on-site art library for research purposes. The library is open for study, making the museum a place to learn and explore.
The collection features works by important artists like Luis Desangles and Celeste Woss y Gil who are often overlooked when focusing only on better-known names. These artists represent significant voices in Dominican art history that can be explored here in greater depth.
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