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Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico vs Casa Blanca Museum
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and Museo de Casa Blanca are both rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico scores significantly better than Museo de Casa Blanca. Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico ranks #1 in San Juan with positive reviews from 6 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
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299 De Diego Ave., Santurce, San Juan 00909, Puerto Rico
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Concierge
"There's an impressive permanent collection of local and Latin American artists, as well as a 400-seat theater named after the actor Raúl Julia, the island's native son."
Frommer's
"Housed in a former city hospital in Santurce, the museum features both a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions."
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Fodor's
"One of the biggest museums in the Caribbean, this beautiful neoclassical building was once the San Juan Municipal Hospital."
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Lonely Planet
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"While the old town’s historic attractions are universally famous, fewer people are aware that San Juan boasts one of the largest and most celebrated art museums in the Caribbean."
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Travel + Leisure
"This 130,000-square-foot space became the Caribbean's most extensive art museum when it opened in 2000."
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Casa Blanca Museum
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Calle San Sebastian 1, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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"Now a museum, the Casa Blanca may be the city's best-preserved colonial-era dwelling."
Frommer's
"The simple Spanish colonial structure is made beautiful by its furniture, paintings, and other works of art."
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Its vast garden... is its finest feature.
Lonely Planet
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"Constructed in 1524 as a residence for Puerto Rico’s pioneering governor... the Casa Blanca is the oldest continuously occupied house in the Western Hemisphere."
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Fodor's
"The original structure here was a wooden house built in 1521 as a home for Ponce de León; he died in Cuba without ever living here."
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Don't miss the stairway descending from one of the bedrooms.
Afar Magazine
"Explore the first military structure built on the island and one of the oldest monuments in San Juan."
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