The Botero Museum in Bogota

By Jack Brummet, SA Travel Ed.

The [Fernando] Botero Museum in Bogota is an excellent collection and introduction to this beloved Colombian's painting and sculpture. The building itself is a large old colonial mansion, and is gorgeous, spacious, and well-laid out.

In 2000, Botero donated 123 paintings, and sculptures to the museum, as well as 85 20th century pieces from his personal collection, including art by Chagall, Picasso, Renoir, Degas, Picasso, Miro, Rauschenberg, and several French impressionist works. Botero himself chose the building, decor, lighting and the arrangement of the works into galleries.

A Joan Miro canvas in the museum

Not at the museum - KeeKee and Senor Daveed in front of a Botero sculpture in Cartagena
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