Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí

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  • Address
    Carrer de Montcada 12-14, La Ribera
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    93 310 45 16
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Jaume I

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Lonely Planet review

In this branch of the prestigious Barbier-Mueller museum in Geneva you'll find a sparkling assortment of art from the pre-Columbian civilisations of Central and South America. Gold glitters in the form of at times highly intricate ornamental objects, expressive masks and women's jewellery. These pieces are complemented by plenty of statuary, ceramics, textiles and ritual and household objects from all over South America.

Together, the museums form one of the most prestigious collections of such art in the world. In blacked-out rooms the eerily illuminated artefacts flare up in the gloom. South American gold jewellery introduces the collection, followed by rooms containing ceramics, jewellery, statues, textiles and other objects.