Gallery of National Art
museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Also known as: Galería de Arte Nacional
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The Gallery of National Art (Galería de Arte Nacional) is a museum in Caracas, Venezuela, dedicated to showcasing the nation's cultural identity. It was established in 1977 and temporarily occupied a Neoclassical building designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva. This museum is one of the few in South America founded with the specific purpose of displaying a country's national art. The Gallery of National Art later moved into a building designed by Carlos Gómez de Llerena.1
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