NATIONAL MUSEUM

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The National Museum is a peculiar building, designed initially as a prison by the English architect Thomas Reed. It became a museum in 1948, after some internal reconstruction.The exhibits, displayed on three floors, range from pre-Columbian artifacts to contemporary art.

The ground floor has a display of archeology and ethnography, and numerous artifacts that represent the culture of pre-Columbian societies. The first floor exhibits paintings, furniture, and many other objects from the colonial and independence periods. The second floor focuses on the art works of the best-known Colombian painters, among them Botero, Obregón and Grau. The museum also organizes temporary exhibitions of well-known international and national artists.

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