List of museums in Ponce, Puerto Rico explained

This is a list of museums in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both, museums in the city proper as well as Ponce's rural areas are listed. One unique feature about Ponce museums is that the majority of them are housed in historic structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In those cases, the listing below also provided that NRHP registry number.

Museum list summary table

Note: The table that follows lists museums by their year of founding, that is, their year of opening. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Barrio" will sort museums by their barrio location.

No.Name PhotoBarrioLocationType/UseYear Structure BuiltYear Museum OpenedBuilding ArchitectMuseum CuratorStyleNational Register of Historic Places Listing Number
1Museo de Arte de PonceCanas UrbanoAvenida Las AméricasArt museum1965 1959 Edward Durell Stone[1] Cheryl Hartup[2] ModernN/A
2Centro Ceremonial Indígena de TibesTibesPR-504, km 2.5Archaeology museum19821982 Unk Ponce Municipal Government Modern78003381
3Museo Hacienda Buena VistaMagueyesPR-123 km. 16.8Farm museum19331986 Unk Fideicomiso de Conservación 91001499
4Museo Casa PaoliCuartoC. Mayor, between Luna and Jobos Biographical museum18641987 Manuel V. Domenech[3] Néstor Murray-Irizarry? Neoclassical09000769
5Museo de la Masacre de PonceCuartoC. Marina NB and C. Luna WBHuman rights museum19101988 Blas Silva[4] ICP05001098
6Museo Parque de BombasSegundoFirefighting museum18821990 Maximo de Meana y Guridi[5] [6] [7] Pablo Ojeda O'Neill[8] [9] Gothic Revival, Victorian, Moorish Revival84003150
7Museo de la Música PuertorriqueñaTerceroC. Cristina EB and C. Salud NBMusic museum19111990 Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti[10] ICPN/A
8Museo Castillo SerrallésPortugues UrbanoC. Bertoly Final, then Paseo de la CrucetaAgricultural museum19331991 Pedro Adolfo de Castro[11] [12] Neysa Rodríguez Deynes[13] [14] Spanish Colonial Revival80004494
9Museo Francisco "Pancho" CoimbreQuintoC. Castillo EB and C. Lolita TizolSports museum19101992 Unk Hector L. Ortiz? Art DecoN/A
10Museo de la Historia de PonceTerceroC. Cristina EB and C. Mayor SBCity history museum19111992 Blas Silva[15] [16] [17] Maruja Candal Salazar and Neysa Rodriguez Deynes[18] [19] 88000663
11Museo de la Arquitectura PonceñaSegundoC. Reina WB and C. Mendez Vigo NB Architecture museum19121996 Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti[20] ICPSpanish Colonial Revival84003151
12Museo Caja de Muertos[21] Playa @ Caja de MuertosSouthern end of the Island, next to the Guard BarracksMarine museum[22] [23] 2005[24] 2005[25] Troop 104, Juana Diaz[26] ModernN/A
13Museo del Autonomismo PuertorriqueñoSegundoAt PNRBC, C. Torre Final NBPolitical history museum18422006Nieto Blajol Iglesia Neysa Rodríguez Deynes[27] [28] Modern84003149
14Museo Casa Armstrong-PoventudSegundoAcross from Ponce CathedralHistoric house museum18992008 Manuel V. Domenech[29] ICP87001821
15Museo de la RecordaciónTerceroC. Salud SB and C. Cristina EBNatural disaster museum19262012 Unk Ponce Municipal Government Spanish Colonial Revival78003381
16Museo Fundación-Biblioteca Rafael Hernández ColónTerceroC. Mayor NB and C. Castillo EBPolitical history museum20151992 Manuel V. DomenechUnk N/A
17Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroSegundoC. Torre Final NBCemetery museum18421992Antonio Torruella[30] Unk Neoclassical84003149
18Museo de Arqueología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico[31] Canas UrbanoBiblioteca Encarnación Valdés,
Avenida Las Américas EB		Archaeology museum19481982 Unk ModernN/A

Key:
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound
Unk = Unknown
N/A = Not applicable

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Martinez. Marialba. Puerto Rico Grieves Over The Loss Of Its Premier Statesman Four Months Short Of His 100th Birthday. 4 February 2014. Puerto Rico Herald. 30 October 2003.
  2. https://www.codart.nl/guide/curators/cheryl-hartup/ Guide: Curators: Cheryl Hartup Chief Curator, Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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  5. Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. “El turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, (1990-2000). p. 53. Ed. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. 2018. Ponce, PR: Professional Editions.
  6. http://www.puertorico.com/blog/tour-the-old-ponce-firehouse-museum Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Channel. Tour the Old Ponce Firehouse Museum.
  7. http://www.nps.gov/nr//travel/prvi/pr16.htm US National Park Service: Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  8. http://www.visitponce.com.asp1-4.websitetestlink.com/docs/SP/ponce_walking_tour.pdf Caminata Guiada: Centro Historico de Ponce
  9. Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. “El turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1990-2000). p. 54. Ed. Neysa Rodrigues Deynes. 2018. Ponce, PR: Professional Editions.
  10. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce. 2002. Page 193. Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Impress Quality Printing.
  11. http://www.castilloserralles.org/ Patronato de Ponce at CastilloSerrales.org
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  13. http://www.castilloserralles.org/ Exposiciones Permanentes: "La Hacienda Mercedita"
  14. Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. “El turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1990-2000). p. 78. Ed. Neysa Rodrigues Deynes. 2018. Ponce, PR: Professional Editions.
  15. Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. “El turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1990-2000). p. 84. Ed. Neysa Rodrigues Deynes. 2018. Ponce, PR: Professional Editions.
  16. Mariano G. Coronas Castro, Certifying Official; Felix Julian del Campo, State Historian; and Roberto Sackett, State Architectural Historian, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) April 11, 1988. In National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 3. Listing Reference Number 88000663: Salazar-Candal House. June 9, 1988.
  17. Brochure titled Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Office of Tourism Development. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. March 2011.
  18. http://www.pucpr.edu/facultad/neysarodz/Exhibiciones%20en%20museos/Museo%20de%20la%20Historia%20de%20Ponce.htm Museo de la Historia de Ponce.
  19. Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. “El turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1990-2000). p. 85. Ed. Neysa Rodrigues Deynes. 2018. Ponce, PR: Professional Editions.
  20. Web site: [{{NRHP url|84003151}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Villaronga Residence ]. May 18, 1984 . Armando Morales Pares, State Architect, S.H.P.O., Abelardo Gonzalez Aviles, Architect, Centro de Investigaciones Folkloricas de Puerto Rico (Ponce, Puerto Rico) . National Park Service. and
  21. https://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/cajamuer.shtml Caja de Muertos.
  22. https://www.periodicolaperla.com/caja-muerto-mucho-demasiado/ Caja de Muerto: ¡mucho con demasiado!
  23. https://www.periodicolaperla.com/caja-de-muerto-inequivoca-inspiracion-para-los-piratas-del-caribe/ Caja de Muerto: ¿la isla del tesoro?
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020231955/http://www.suagm.edu/umet/biblioteca/UMTESIS/Tesis_Ambientales/educacion_ambiental/2010/JGonzalezDelgado071210.pdf Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos: Laboratorio Natural para Fomentar el Estudio de las Aves dentro del Escutismo.
  25. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020231955/http://www.suagm.edu/umet/biblioteca/UMTESIS/Tesis_Ambientales/educacion_ambiental/2010/JGonzalezDelgado071210.pdf Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos: Laboratorio Natural para Fomentar el Estudio de las Aves dentro del Escutismo.
  26. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020231955/http://www.suagm.edu/umet/biblioteca/UMTESIS/Tesis_Ambientales/educacion_ambiental/2010/JGonzalezDelgado071210.pdf Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos: Laboratorio Natural para Fomentar el Estudio de las Aves dentro del Escutismo.
  27. Galeria Principal. Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño, C. Torre and C. Frontispicio. Ponce, PR. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 2006.
  28. https://archive.today/20121215031706/http://www.pucpr.edu/facultad/neysarodz/Exhibiciones%20en%20museos/Museo%20Autonomismo.htm Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño.
  29. Web site: [{{NRHP url|87001821}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Residencia Armstrong-Toro / Casa de las Caricitides ]. 1987 . Felix Julian del Campo, State Historian, and Hector F. Santiago, State Architectural Historian, PRSHPO . National Park Service. with
  30. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 107.
  31. Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 262. Item 1314.

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