Botero Museum

In 2000, artist Fernando Botero donated to Banco de la República a collection of 208 works of art, of which 123 are his own and 85 are by international artists. With this collection, the Banco de la República founded the Botero Museum, located in the La Candelaria neighborhood, in the historic center of Bogota. The museum is located in a colonial mansion that served as the city's Archbishopric until 1955. It was restored and adapted as a museum by the Banco de la República, following the precepts and curatorship of the master Botero himself. Since November 1, 2000, the collection has been open to the public.

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The Botero Museum houses in its collection works by Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Salvador Dalí.