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Museo de Arte de El Salvador-January 2024

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Jan 22, 2025

　　An impressive collection of sketches, paintings and installations track the development of prominent local artists including Fernando Llort, Rosa Mena Valenzuela and Rodolfo Molina; some of the larger contemporary works are outstanding. It’s up the hill behind the large Monumento a la Revolución. The museum is free on Sundays.

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El Arbol de Dios

　　'God's Tree' is an institute dedicated to the work of world-famous painter Fernando Llort, with a gallery displaying sophisticated pieces that differ from his simpler, better-known wood paintings. As well as work by Llort, pieces from his cooperative can be bought here at reasonable prices. 　　It is particularly worth a...

Museo de Arte de El Salvador

　　An impressive collection of sketches, paintings and installations track the development of prominent local artists including Fernando Llort, Rosa Mena Valenzuela and Rodolfo Molina; some of the larger contemporary works are outstanding. It’s up the hill behind the large Monumento a la Revolución. The museum is free on Sundays. ...

Jardín Botánico La Laguna

　　Moss-covered bridges, pebbled paths, small waterfalls and ponds home to croaking frogs, turtles and feeding fish provide the perfect antidote to city bustle. The botanical garden is located at the bottom of a volcanic crater where many Salvadoran plant species spring to life. 　　Take bus 44 from the city center...

Museo de la Palabra y La Imagen

　　This innovative museum examines the history of El Salvador's civil war (1981–1992), beginning with the long-term context of the 1920s struggle for agrarian reform and the coffee workers' rebellion of 1932. Exhibits include the testimonies of civil war survivors presented through various audiovisual means; there is also a gallery dedicated...

Centro Monseñor Romero

　　At Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (La UCA), the Centro Monseñor Romero pays homage to the martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero. Highly informative free tours in English and Spanish provide detailed explanations of exhibits related the life and work of Monseñor Romero, and pay tribute to other victims of the civil...

Catedral Metropolitana

　　Facing the revamped Plaza Barrios, the cathedral is the most significant landmark in the city and the resting place of Archbishop Óscar A Romero. In the early days of the civil war, Monseñor Romero criticized the government from the pulpit until he was assassinated in 1980 while giving Mass at...

Iglesia El Rosario

　　Designed by sculptor Ruben Martinez and completed in 1971, Iglesia El Rosario is radically beautiful. Arguably the finest church in Central America, its nondescript concrete exterior conceals an arched roof and a rainbow of natural light rushing across the altar and bouncing off the metal and rock. The father of...

Museo Nacional de Antropología David J Guzmán

　　This worthwhile museum has an excellent range of Maya and Olmec (pre-Maya) statues and relics from ancient Cuscatlan, as well as Lenca artifacts from eastern El Salvador. Particularly compelling is the gallery examining rituals and beliefs concerning death in Mesoamerica; the traditional crafts displays are also enlightening. Most explanations are...

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