Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí

This article is about the pre-Columbian art museum in Barcelona, Spain. For other similarly named museums of pre-Columbian artworks, see Museo de Arte Precolombino (disambiguation).

Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí
Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino
Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum

File:Museu barbier-mueller barcelona logo.png logo of the Museum
Location in Catalonia, Spain
Established	May 27, 1997
Location	Montcada, 14 Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates
Type	Art museum Specialising in pre-Columbian artworks and artefacts
Public transit access	Metro line 4 (Jaume I station) or line 1 (Urquinaona station)
Website	en.amigosprecolombino.es

File:Museu Barbier Mueller- carrer montcada.JPG

Museu Barbier Mueller from Carrer Montcada

The Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí (its local name in Catalan; also known in Spanish: Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino, and in English: Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum) was the only museum in Europe devoted exclusively to the artistic legacy of the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas. It was located in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, Spain. The museum was established in 1997 to house the pre-Columbian art collection formerly held by its parent museum, the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Genève, Switzerland, which was loaned to the city of Barcelona. In 2012, the museum was unable to reach a purchase agreement with the collection's owner Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. Subsequently, the world's most important Pre-Columbian collection in private hands (according to El País) was split and auctioned at Southeby's in 22 March 2013.

External links

• [1], Catalog of the pieces sold at auction at Sotheby's in March 2013 which formerly constituted the museum's collection
• Barbier-Mueller Museum of Barcelona, Barbier-Mueller Museums collective website (English) (French) (Catalan) (Spanish)
• Friends of the Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Art Museum, details of exhibitions, publications, lectures and visitor information (English) (French) (Catalan) (Spanish)
• Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí collection, notes on cultures represented with photos and information on selected art objects
• Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí in Barcelona (deutsch)