Services Offered Metro-area Activities
Museum of Art of Puerto Rico and City Tour
You will head into a part of new San Juan where the San Juan Art Museum is located. This major museum opened in the spring of 2000. The exhibits feature masterpieces produced by Puerto Rico's world-class artists over the last 500 years. Puerto Rico's artistic tradition - painting, sculpture, graph-ics, ceramics, folk art, photography and other contemporary media - is nearly 500 years old. The non-profit Museum supports this dynamic tradition by collecting, exhibiting and interpreting art. The mu-seum also fosters awareness of other art traditions from Latin America and the remainder of the world. Galleries in the West Wing display the Museum's permanent collection and loans of Puerto Ri-can art from colonial times to the present in changing exhibitions. On the fourth floor over 10,000 square feet of galleries for temporary exhibitions surround the atrium. Recent exhibitions include Puerto Rico art through Time, a historical presentation from the 18th century until today; Contempo-rary Art from Japan, a selection of recent work by young Japanese artists; and Kandinsky and the Russian Avant Garde, 51 works by Kandinsky and his contemporaries from a pivotal period in West-ern art.
Following your morning visit you will head into old San Juan, driving through newer parts of town like the Condado area, a former key tourism zone, and now kind of like South Beach in Miami before it was renovated, across the Two Brothers bridge, past Fort San Gerσnimo and on into Old San Juan, one of the most beautiful old cities in the New World. Your first stop is for a short visit to Fort San Cristobal, a mainstay of the San Juan fortification system, from which the Spanish successfully de-fended their city from British and Dutch attacks as well as frequent assaults from various and sundry pirates. Be sure to watch their historical video on the area. Youll see the beautiful 17th century Spanish ironwork on the restored homes and note the blue-black glazed cobblestones that were brought to San Juan as ballast for the Spanish galleons, and were used to line the narrow streets of the Old City. In addition, you will have time to explore some of the many interesting shops, boutiques and art galleries that have made this historic area their home.
Luncheon can be arranged at El Convento Hotel or can be on own with a cash allowance which is what most incentive groups do.
Days of Operation:
This tour does not operate on Sundays nor Mondays. Sundays, due to high traffic congestion in Old San Juan, and limited shop hours. Mondays the Museum is closed.
Recommended attire:
Comfortable clothing
Walking shoes
VISIT TO PUERTO RICO MUSEUM OF ART AND CITY TOUR QUICK FACTS
Possible Enhancement:
Disposable Old San Juan camera per person or per couple
Tour Times:
Metro area hotels:
Minimum/Maximum 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan 25-30 min-utes
Travel time OSJ to hotel 10-20 minutes
Door to Door 3.5-4 hour tour
Recommend - morning or afternoon
Hyatt Dorado Beach:
Minimum/Maximum 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan 25-30 minutes
Travel time OSJ to hotel 45 minutes 1 hour
Door to Door approximately 6 hours
Recommend Depart hotel @ 9am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2pm
Westin Riomar:
Minimum/Maximum 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan 25-30 min-utes
Travel time OSJ to hotel 45 min 1 hour
Door to Door approximately 6 hours
Recommend Depart hotel @ 9am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2pm
Wyndham El Conquistador:
Minimum/Maximum 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan 25-30 minutes
Travel time OSJ to hotel 1.25 1.5 hours
Door to Door approximately 7-8 hours
Recommend Depart hotel @ 8:15am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2:30pm
* Rates include admission to the Museum.
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