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The large Plaza de los Museos compound at the Plaza Morales contains two of the best art museums in Caracas - the Museo de Belles Artes (Museum of Fine Arts) and the Galeria de Arte Nacional (National Art Gallery). Together they house a massive collection of Venezuelan art works spanning the full spectrum of periods and styles. In this one site you can browse fine art, modern masters, crafts and folk art from the colonial era to the present day. Outside the museums is a lovely sculpture garden connected to the Parque Los Caobos.

Plaza de los Museos

Lorenzo González (1876-1948)La Tempestad

The National Art Gallery (Galería de Arte Nacional; GAN) also known as Gallery of National Art is located in the Plaza Morelos area of Caracas, Venezuela. Opened in May 1976, the museum represents the best of Venezuelan art in its 11 galleries and neo-classical architectural style with natural settings of willow trees and pond. It is a reflection of the creativity of Carlos Raúl Villanueva who had the reputation as the best-known architects of Venezuela.

Lorenzo González (1876-1948)Eva despues del Pecado

The museum was founded in 1976 and is housed in a building which was designed in 1935 by Carlos Raúl Villanueva and adjoins the Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas.

Lorenzo González (1876-1948) Eva despues del PecadoErnest Maragall i Noble (1903-1991) Mujer en reposo

Ernest Maragall i Noble (1903-1991) Mujer en reposo

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The museum features works of art of Venezuelan artists spanning some five centuries from the colonial days featuring colonial Caracas and the period of Simón BolívarThere are more than 4,000 pieces in its eleven rooms (arranged in a circular layout), with international and Venezuelan art

Emilio Boggio (1857-1920) El bosque. 1918

Emilio Boggio (1857-1920) Bajo los arboles a la orilla del Oise 1910 Le départ pour les champs

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Emilio Boggio (1857-1920) Fin de jornada. 1912

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Emilio Boggio (1857-1920) Paisaje con puente

Antonio Edmundo Monsanto (1890-1947) Marina

Anton Goering (1836-1905) Lago de Valencia, 1873

Antonio Edmundo Monsanto (1890-1947) Iglesia Del Carmen. 1920

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Antonio Herrera Toro (1857-1914) La muerte de Libertador (1883)

Museo Bolivariano, Caracas

Alexander Calder [American Abstract Kinetic Artist, 1898-1976] La Ciudad, 1960

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Charles Ventrillon Horber (1889-1977) Cuando se dora El Ávila. 1946

Celestino Martinez (1820-1885)

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Francisco Narváez (1905-1982) Fuente Las Toninas

Francisco Narváez (1905-1982) La Educación

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