Museo Blanes & Jardín Japonés
Museo Juan Manuel Blanes y Jardín Japonés
The municipal art museum, housed in a Palladian-style villa in Prado, displays works by national painter Juan Manuel Blanes. Behind it lies an elegant Japanese garden.
The municipal museum is named after Juan Manuel Blanes, the most important historical painter of 19th-century Uruguay. The building is a Palladian-style villa from the 1870s. Its galleries display Blanes's oil paintings of the War of Independence and gaucho life, along with works by Pedro Figari and other artists. Behind the villa is a Japanese garden completed in 2001 with Japanese assistance, featuring a koi pond, stone lanterns and small bridges, making it a quiet retreat. Both the museum and the garden are free, and both are closed on Mondays. Combine a visit with the Prado rose garden.
Opening hours
Approx. Tue–Sun 12:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- El Prado & Rosedal
- Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo
- Telecommunications Tower (Torre Antel)
- Legislative Palace of Uruguay
- Museo Andes 1972
- Museo Torres García
- Plaza Independencia
- Palacio Salvo