蓬塞艺术博物馆

BettyG470

The museum is beautiful - truly stunning; the docents knowledgeable and passionate about the art; admission is inexpensive. There is a small parking lot beside the museum and also "on street" parking in front and behind the museum. And there is a gift shop, snack shop and a restaurant. The staff is very friendly. They love the museum and seem delighted that you are visiting. They are never rushing, but take a sincere interest in museum visitors. There is a caring atmosphere.Our docent, Edwin Cortiz,was perhaps the best docent we have ever toured with. We learned so much. This will be one of many trips to the Museo de Arte de Ponce.

JohnnyS547

I remember the 1st time I visited this place as a child I was mesmerized by the quality of paintings I saw. Years later I visited the museum again, and was again taken aback by so much art, colors, history... They even had a vegigante mask exposition.

dantidal

beyond my expectations. A must see! I am not a frequent visitor of fine art on my vacations but I agreed to go with my wife ,I was wowed !

MSWMom50

I visited here recently as this was a stop with the tour group I was traveling with. We had a guided tour with a young woman from the museum who was knowledgeable about the artwork and patient with the group. The museum is in a beautiful building and has excellent exhibits and paintings from European masters as well as Puerto Rican artists. I learned during my visit that the museum, created by Luis Ferre, a notable public figure, allowed Puerto Ricans to enjoy world class art on the island without having to travel abroad. I especially liked the Jack Delano exhibit which focused on photographs he took of Puerto Rico, contrasting the lives of people there in the 1940's and again in the 1980's. In addition, there was information about Mr. Delano as a film maker, composer and illustrator which was very interesting. I wish I could have had more time to see all that this museum had to offer, but due to time constraints, my visit was limited. I would definitely recommend this lovely museum!

LisaJNYC

Don't miss. We live in NYC and this museum was of the highest calibre. We also got to hear a rare piano concert there, so don't forget to see what else might be going on at the museum.

2005HappyRetiree

The Rubens' Wise Men of the East and the Jack Delano:100 years, as well as the permanent collections, are worth seeing. The building is beautiful and everyone is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The museum shop has very nice and original things. I enjoyed the visit very much.

KeithB73

Most of the art is more traditional, centering about the 1800's or so. I enjoyed it very much. The building is a beautiful space in it's own right and houses the art very well. One huge bonus is that this museum is open on Mondays when many other tourist sites are closed.

global-traveller48

This is an amazing, modern art gallery which is an absolute must if you are anywhere near Ponce. We wouldn't have visited us, but someone in the UK told us about it. The art on display so magnificent and displayed well. Would you expect a Gallery in Puerto Rico to have Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt etc.Magnificent

jerseygirl4491

Everything. The collection is diversified representing many aspects of Puertorrican art forms as well as European classics. The building is beautiful, admission reasonable, docent a friendly & all speak English. The write ups & tours are multilingual. 4 hours just doesn't do it justice. We were lucky enough to see the Jack Delano hundred years of photographing Puertorrican workers, it is short of magnificent. Of course my favorite painting was of the monks painted by Diego Velasquez. Everyone was also quite take by the Flaming June a lovely work & a must see. Treat yourself to a whole day. It is worst it & it has a great coffee shop. Extra time visit the great art shop.

Whoopsie1

Wonderful collection well presented. A nice change from the busy city center. The collections are well presented.

DRLMONTELEONE

I did the free escorted tour it was great! I liked it it reopened in 2010 and I find it to be much bigger and many more paintings:)

Edith1956

Its extraordinary painting and ambiance, makes this museum unique . Its arquitecture and its locations is awsome . You would enjoy the famous Flaming June and other art expression Its the best in museum in the caribbean. You would love it

VidaUrbanaPR

Simply loved it. It is wonderful to see all the effort and hard work has been put into the museum in Ponce.

BeachBum64152

I am not much on art, so this was more for the wife, but I still enjoyed it. Very nice place and helpful people around this museum. It looked like rain so we went and paid admission, which was well worth it. Nice place

bobbU7284FF

Can also be overwhelming. Not a lot of world class art, but a wide variety of very good art. If you get a chance to do the free escorted tour, it is well worth it. Nice history of Museum and description of acquisition of some of their highlights. Best barrista thus best coffee in town!