The Guayasamín Museum: So good I went twice in one week!

one of Guayasamín's self portraits

This past week I finally was able to go to the Guayasamín Museum here in Quito. The museum has two parts: first is Guayasamín's house, which is full of both his own artwork (and his studio), as well as his personal art collection, and the second is the Capilla del Hombre, which is a museum that he built on his property (it unfortunately wasn't completed before his death, but was finished in 2002).

Oswaldo Guayasamín is an Ecuadorian artist who resided in Quito for the majority of his life. He was very involved politically, and his work reflects that. (Number one bad-ass fact-he was close friends with Fidel Castro, even had a special guest room in his house for him.) Wikipedia can always provide more information .

Chelsea and I first went last Monday, and then we went back with Josh on Sunday (Sundays are free! Anyone who visits me will be required to be here for a Sunday to experience it!)

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, please enjoy the slideshow below! (or click here for the album!) Obviously it is a museum, so there are "no photos allowed", but I am quite the pro at stealth Iphone photos (but that explains the somewhat weird angles/poor photo quality at times...)

PS-BEFORE the the museum on Sunday, Chelsea and I tried to go to Bailoteripia (dance aerobics in the park), but learned when we got there it had been canceled for the week (typical Ecuador, no way to check up on that stuff...) We plan to try our luck again this coming Sunday!