Museo de Arte Africano Arellano Alonso. Universidad de Valladolid


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Plaza Colegio de Santa Cruz, 47002 Valladolid

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It has an exceptional donation of a collection of art from Sub-Saharan Africa, which is on permanent display in three rooms (Renaissance, Rectors and San Ambrosio), located in the Palacio de Santa Cruz de Valladolid, which is considered one of the first Spanish Renaissance buildings (1482-1491), as the Cardinal Mendoza was seeking new life in construction. Served to house bright students without financial resources. It is declared in 1955 historical artistic monument. The set of African art is one of the most important internationally because it has more than two hundred terracotta sculptures. Especially interesting for its quality, represent about thirty cultures spanning more than two thousand years of history. But also the latest addition in 2012, the so-called "Kingdom of Oku" of the Republic of Cameroon will show actual pieces that have lost their magic-functional load.



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