Museum sights in Villa De Leyva
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Casa Museo de Antonio Nariño
Casa Museo de Antonio Nariño is the house where Antonio Nariño, the forefather of Colombia’s independence lived until his death in 1823. Nariño was a fierce defender of human rights and is also revered for translating Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man into Spanish. The house has been converted into a museum containing colonial objects and memorabilia related to this great man.
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Casa Museo de Antonio Ricaurte
Casa Museo de Antonio Ricaurte is the house where Antonio Ricaurte was born in 1786. He is remembered for his act of self-sacrifice in the battle of San Mateo (near Caracas in Venezuela) in 1814. It’s now a museum, which displays period furniture and weapons as well as some related documents.
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Museo del Carmen
One of the best museums of religious art in the country, Museo del Carmen is housed in the convent of the same name. It contains valuable paintings, carvings, altarpieces and other religious objects dating from the 16th century onward. It's largely repetitive if you've already been to El Fósil
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Casa Museo de Luis Alberto Acuña
Featuring works by the painter, sculptor, writer and historian who was inspired by influences ranging from Muisca mythology to contemporary art, Casa Museo de Luis Alberto Acuña has been set up in the mansion where Acuña (1904–93) lived for the last 15 years of his life.
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