8 de Julio House Museum

Historical museum located in the city of Yopal in eastern Colombia, dedicated mainly to exhibit photographic collections of rural and urban development within the Department of Casanare

8 de Julio House Museum
Photo by Jennifer Bergaño
Type:	Historical Museum
Country:	Colombia
Establishment:	2011

The 8 de Julio House Museum (Spanish: Casa Museo 8 de Julio) is a historical museum located in the city of Yopal in eastern Colombia, dedicated mainly to exhibit photographic collections of rural and urban development within the Department of Casanare.

History

The museum was established in 2011 and later in 2013, the museum building was registered as a cultural property by the municipality of Yopal.^[1] In 2018, the museum organized an exhibition about handicrafts and gastronomic samples made by women from the city of Yopal.^[2]

In August 2023, several museums in the city of Yopal organized an exhibition about the flora and fauna of the Serrania de Chiribiquete, a natural reserve in the Departments of Caquetá and Guaviare inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, with the cooperation of the National Museum of Colombia.^[3]

Collections

The museum's main exhibits are photography exhibits that showcase the history of Yopal.^[4] In May 2021, the museum organized an art exhibition including works by artists from Villavicencio, Tunja, Manizales and Bogota, among the exhibits included furniture created based on wood carving in the Eastern Plains (Spanish: Llanos Orientales), as well as photographs of the development of the telegraph in the Department as far as the Municipality of Aguazul and tiles (Spanish: Azulejos) used in cemeteries in the area.^[5]

Gallery

Several sculptures resembling the harps and guitars used in the Eastern Plains (2021) - Photo by the Museum's FB Page

Various handicrafts from Casanare including a cotton bag using traditional weaving methods (2022) - Photo by Edwin Betancur

References

1. "Casa Museo Ocho de Julio de Yopal declarada bien de interés público cultural" (13-08-2013) Llanera. (in Spanish)

2. Mendez, O. "Participa de este viernes cultural que organiza la Alcaldía de Yopal" (2018) Radio Noticias de Casanare. (in Spanish)

3. "El jaguar y la mariposa se presentará por primera vez en Yopal" (2023) Museo Nacional de Colombia. (in Spanish)

4. "Rescate de la cultura y el patrimonio en la Casa Museo Ocho de Julio" (2021-05-19) Voz de Yopal. (in Spanish)

5. Valencia Quesada, S. V., Agredo Velasco, H., Paredes Mosquera, H. H., & Guachetá Torres, J. D. (2023). Reseña histórica y funcionamiento administrativo del municipio de Yopal—Casanare, plan de ordenamiento y desarrollo municipal. Sello Editorial Uniautónoma del Cauca. (in Spanish)