Personally, I am not a big fan of modern art. So for me to appreciate an artist's efforts in this genre, it has to be presented to me in a way I can understand. At this, another free museum, Modern art is displayed with enough room for each sculpted piece to be viewed 3D. The museum is in a remarkable old convent building, immaculately cared for. The displays are in halls, small cells, courtyards and highly polished hallways. Appropriate background music follows you. Take a few moments and sit with the bronze hummingbird and appreciate that the building is one with the art. Nice to visit just after opening to enjoy the quiet AND THE ART. Well dne and it's free
The building was interesting and the exhibits quite good. I really enjoy the works displayed by young children between the ages of 8 and 14 much more than the 'real' artists.
On my visit some of the art was interesting but the best feature is the building itself and the gardens inside..sunshine and shade on a sunny day. Lots to look at,some good some not so good..but like a lot of museums in Ecuador it's free. Easy to find a quiet corner to relax and think.
The showing of Luis Crespo Ordonez's work was fantastic! I'd never heard of him before and viewing his paintings was a great experience.
This museum is like nothing I have seen before, its a beautiful building with lawns and grounds, and mostly consists of smallish rooms each with their own exhibit, depending on your taste, any given exhibit could border on silly or brilliant, but who cares. Its free but we always leave a couple bucks. If in El Centro its a few block walk and well worth it, then maybe have a beer at the brew pub on the plaza.
I've been here several times and while it is not a huge museum, they always have the finest quality modern art and they always have a great selection of pieces to view. The surrounding plaza near San Sebas is pleasant to stroll around, sit on a bench, people watch and take in the lovely neighborhood. A treasure in Cuenca!
This is a donation only museum. It has around 30 small rooms of various kinds of art (paintings, sculpture, etc). Very nice but not a huge place. One can go through the whole place in under an hour. It is around 5 blocks from San Francisco plaza and is easy to walk to.
If you are not pressed for time, I recommend a visit. The gardens are a lovely respite as well. The modern art holdings were worth seeing but I particularly liked the children's art on display.
We have been there 3 times in the past year. I am always amazed at how bad the art is. With only a rare exception, it is stuff that belongs in my trash can... :(
Let me start by saying I'm not a big fan of modern art, which I'm sure colors my reaction. The museum has a number of little rooms with strange videos and unusual groupings, like "food as art." Not my cup of tea. There was one large room, filled with paintings by a Cuencano, Luis Crespo Ordonez, that I liked.I would rate the museum as "average" except it is FREE so how can I complain AND it's located on the very pretty Plaza de San Sebastian at Colonel Talbot and Mariscal Sucre. Worth seeing. Also on the Plaza is the San Sebas Cafe, open for breakfast and lunch, owned by gringos, with good food. On Wednesdays at noon, English and Spanish speakers meet on the 2nd floor of the restaurant to practice their Spanish.There is also a bar on the plaza, farther up from the restaurant with drinks and a limited menu that is a nice place to stop. I've forgotten the name.So the whole package--museum, plaza, restaurants--bump this up to "very good."