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=== Museums and visual arts === [[File:Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico en Santurce, San Juan.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of Art of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Museum of Art]]]] The city is also the home of contemporary and classic art museums. The [[Museum of Art of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Museum of Art]] hosts the largest collection of art in Puerto Rico, housing over 1,100 permanent art pieces and displaying temporary exhibitions containing artwork from various locations through Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapr.org/La%20Colecci%c3%b3n.aspx |title=Colección Permanente |language=es |publisher=Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico |access-date=2007-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430001929/http://www.mapr.org/La%20Colecci%C3%B3n.aspx |archive-date=April 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art]], located in Santurce, specializes in contemporary artwork from Latin America and the Caribbean. The paintings displayed in the permanent exhibition are either acquired by the museum's administrative personnel or donated by artists and collectors. They are judged by a panel of painters, art critics, and scholars before being displayed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museocontemporaneopr.org/coleccionpermanente.htm|title=Colección Parmanente|publisher=Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico|language=es|year=2004|access-date=2007-06-11|archive-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623125417/http://www.museocontemporaneopr.org/coleccionpermanente.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Other museums such as the [[Pablo Casals Museum]], the San Juan Book Museum, the [[Museo de las Américas|Museum of the Americas]], and the [[Galería Nacional|National Gallery]] display historic items and artwork alongside contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museolasamericas.org/|title=Orígenes, historia y misión del Museo|language=es|publisher=Museo las Americas|year=2007|access-date=2007-06-11|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307154106/http://museolasamericas.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/myp/museos/m9.htm |publisher=Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña |title=Galería Nacional, Viejo San Juan |year=2003 |access-date=2007-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618101848/http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/myp/museos/m9.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2007 }}</ref> Miscellaneous museums such as the Children's Museum, the [[Museo de Vida Silvestre|San Juan Wildlife Museum]], and the [[Bacardi]] Distillery (also known as the "Rum Cathedral") in nearby [[Cataño]] appeal to different audiences through interactive exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museodelninopr.org/inf_historia.htm |title=Historia del Museo del Niño |language=es |publisher=Museo del Niño |access-date=2007-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070605032858/http://www.museodelninopr.org/inf_historia.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassysuitesdorado.com/spanish/puertoricoattractions.htm|title=Puerto Rico Attractions and Museums|access-date=2007-06-11|archive-date=October 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017044142/http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/DORPRES-Embassy-Suites-Dorado-del-Mar-Beach-Golf-Resort/index.do|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez]] in Santurce is a [[National Historic Landmark]] and museum and research center that showcases the life and work of [[Concha Meléndez|one of the most important figures]] in the literary culture of Puerto Rico.<ref name="nhl">{{cite web |title=NHL nomination for Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez |url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/news/LC/fall2012/MelendezRamirez.pdf |accessdate=2015-11-11 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> [[Old San Juan]] is also home to important art museums, such as the [[Galería Nacional|Puerto Rico National Gallery]], and numerous private art galleries.
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