Description of the attraction
The Museum of Modern Art is located 10 minutes' drive from Trujillo's Civic Center. The museum was founded in 2006 thanks to the famous Peruvian artist Gerardo Chavez.
The museum is located in a modern building, surrounded by a large garden with lush vegetation and a small pond with a mirror-like cool water surface. Visitors to the museum are greeted by an outdoor exhibition of contemporary sculptures. The decoration of the walls of the museum, imitating masonry of limestone, is a reminder of the pre-Hispanic past of Peru.
The museum building was designed in such a way that its exhibits could be viewed in natural light. In the modern spacious halls of the museum, you can see works by Roberto Matta, Alberto Giacometti, Rufino Tamayo, Paul Klee, also Fernando de Zuzlo, Fola, Angela Chavez, Revigli and other contemporary artists and sculptors.
The Museum of Modern Art has a room that is completely dedicated to the work of Gerardo Chavez. These are more than ten large-format paintings, including "La procesión de la papa", where the author used plant pigments and clay. In addition, the museum's collection contains original works by the German artist Paul Klee and the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
On June 11, 2011, a new stage began in the history of this young museum. On this day, an agreement was signed, according to which the University of Privada Antenor Orrego (UPAO) is in charge of the management of the museum, and Gerardo Chavez is the director and curator of the museum.
The museum has the appropriate infrastructure for holding major exhibitions and international art biennials.
