Free Exhibits Rock!

Matt hunting for a treasure

Yesterday, Matt and I had another great day of sightseeing. We headed to the old part of the city again to hunt down some treasures at Pasaje Rivas, one of the oldest markets in the city, and then see some of Fernando Botero's works at Museo Botero. The market was full of baskets, kitchenware, bags, hammocks, jewlery, and all things kitchy for the tourists. All in all, it was interesting. We did find a treasure...some bowls for all the ajiaco we plan to make when we return home.

After dodging the rain by ducking into some more shops and getting coffee from a guy on the sidewalk dressed like an exterminator, we headed over to Museo Botero. The building was beautiful and so was the art. I am more a fan of Botero's sculptures than his paintings, but all of it was definitely interesting to see. Part of the museum was also full of pieces donated by Botero himself: pieces by Picasso, Degas, Matisse, the list goes on and on. His collection was quite impressive.

Botero - Caminando Cerca al Rio

Botero - La Pareja

Cloudy view of the mountain from the courtyard of the museum

Looking into the museum's courtyard

After the Botero exhibits we walked through the building and discovered it was connected to another museum with more FREE exhibits! We saw a coin collection with various machines used to make Colombian pesos throughout the centuries. Then we headed into a general collection with several Colombian artists I had not heard of but enjoyed discovering. Then, we saw two temporary exhibits: Mexican Pop Art and works by Man Ray! The Mexican pop art might have been my favorite of the day.