Santo Domingo Porcelain Museum

Art museum located in the capital city of the Dominican Republic, it is dedicated to show different pieces of porcelain that were manufactured by using different techniques depending on their place of origin.
Santo Domingo Porcelain Museum
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Type: Art Museum
Country:
Dominican Republic

The Santo Domingo Porcelain Museum (Spanish: Museo de Porcelana de Santo Domingo) is an art museum located in the capital city of the Dominican Republic, it is dedicated to show different pieces of porcelain that were manufactured by using different techniques depending on their place of origin.

History

The museum opened in 1989 based on the initiative of the Violeta Martínez Foundation within a Spanish-Moorish style building that belonged to the Vicini Cabral family, this building was adapted by the architect Benjamin Paiewonsky.[1]

The construction of the building was carried out in the 1920's, its design is based in part on the Alhambra Palace currently located in Granada in southern Spain, taking as a reference certain architectural elements of the Arab influence in Spain as well as certain elements of Christian architecture, with the incorporation of mosaics and water mirrors within certain parts of the building.[2] The building was previously used as the residence of José Lebrón Morales, from 1985 Pawiewonsky designed a swimming pool inside the building's courtyard.[3]

Collections

The museum has examples of pre-Columbian ceramics found in the Dominican Republic in addition to pieces that were rescued after the sinking of the Spanish galleon "Nuestra Señora de la Constitución" near Puerto Plata during 1961.[4] In the section of pre-Columbian exhibits it also includes items made of slab, additionally there are exhibits about Asian porcelain including porcelain dating back to the Ming Dynasty period.[5]

The museum presents porcelain pieces from the Royal Factory Buen Retiro of (Spain) and Capodimonte (Italy). In addition, the museum contains pieces of Meissen Porcelain of German origin, one of the first porcelain types produced in Europe. In addition, the museum also features pieces by sculptor Edward Marshall Boehm.[6]

References

  1. Ascuasiati, R. (2021-06-10). El Museo de la Porcelana: El único en América Latina. Diario Hispaniola. (in Spanish)

  2. Carías, M., & Iglesias, C. (2008-03-16). La casa Mozárabe de la calle José Reyes. Listín Diario. (in Spanish)

  3. González Alcantud, J. A., & Akmir, A. (Eds.). (2008). La Alhambra: Lugar de la memoria y el diálogo. Ed. Comares. (in Spanish)

  4. Pérez, M. E. (2018-03-24). Museo de la Porcelana. Períodico El Caribe. (in Spanish)

  5. Valdez, C. (2016-04-24). Museo de Porcelana de la Ciudad Colonial, un paseo por la historia. Diario Libre. (in Spanish)

  6. Carías, M., Feris, I., & Ferreira, C. (2022-03-11). La casa Mozarabe es sede del Museo de la Porcelana. El Día. (in Spanish)

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