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The Luis Alberto Acuña House Museum (Casa Museo Luis Alberto Acuña) is an art museum in Villa de Leyva. It was the home of Colombian artist Luis Alberto Acuña (1904-1993) for the last 15 years of his life. He was one of Colombia’s most important artists.
Visiting
The museum is located on Plaza Mayor and is open daily from 9am to 6pm. Admission is COP$14,000 (as of August 2023) and includes entry to the Prehistoric Museum (see below).
Galleries
The main gallery is a large room containing paintings and other works by Acuña. It’s the largest collection of his works in the country.
The next room contains antiquities dating back to the 16th century. Some of the pieces include a Stradivarius violin and antique watches. In the third room you can find tapestries made by Acuña.
Patio
The patio is my favorite part of the museum. There are some sculptures created by Acuña and two original frescoes that he painted. One of the frescoes represents the mythology of the indigenous Muisca people.
A small dining room just off the patio contains frescoes painted by Acuña on the ceiling.
My favorite sculpture in the museum can be found in a small area just off the patio. Done in an indigenous style, it represents a Muisca family with an open space in their torsos. The mother has a frowning baby with his arms folded sitting in her womb.
Prehistoric Museum
The Prehistoric Museum (Museo Prehistórico) has a small collection of fossils, indigenous artifacts, and artwork by Luís Alberto Acuña representing the Muisca story of creation. It’s located just around the corner.
