About the Museum

Founded in 1973, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MACC) is an art museum located at the Lecuna Level of the Parque Central Urban Complex, in Caracas. It opened its doors to the public on February 20, 1974. The museum has eleven galleries of exhibition space and holds a collection of over 5,000 works by prominent Venezuelan and international artists, including Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, and Alexander Calder, among others. The museum is also home to a sculpture garden where visitors can enjoy artwork by Lynn Chadwick, Juan Bordes, Baltasar Lobo, and others in an outdoor, garden setting. The collection highlights the many artistic developments of the 19th and 20th centuries through painting, sculpture, and works on paper.
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