Tristan del Pozo (Continental Bank Exhibition Gallery)
Tristan del Pozo (Continental Bank Exhibition Gallery)
Tristan del Pozo (Continental Bank Exhibition Gallery)
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voyagerpal
Limassol City, Cyprus108 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
currently used as a bank this historic townhouse is a nice sample for the Spanish influence. not all parts are open for the public, however, the complex is impressive enough,
Written 8 February 2019
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Teryn G
Nazareth, Israel155 contributions
Sept 2018
There are just a couple of rooms from what used to be a regal colonial mansion converted into the art gallery, but the richness of the works in these two rooms makes this a must-see while in Arequipa. Palao is my favorite as his style of Indigenismo is so realistic, but every viewer comes with his or her own aesthetic preference and I guarantee there is something in the free exhibit that will move you just like Palao's work moved me. Oh, the architecture of the colonial house is something on its own, too!
Written 16 September 2018
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Brun066
Florence, Italy13,476 contributions
July 2017 • Couples
Visiting this magnificently restored building, used as an exhibition center by the current property (a bank), I became interested in families who have owned it since its origin (eighteenth century); and in particular to that - of British origin - of Ricketts, who owned it between the end of nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
I understood that the family was one of the many ones - often of foreign origin - who made their wealthy in Arequipa with the wool trade (both of sheep and, increasingly, of Andean camelids, locally called "auquénidos"). The Ricketts (who arrived from Britain in 1890) became among the most powerful and prosperous wool merchants. These families governed the flow of wool that, coming from the cattle grazing in this Andean region (but also in the nearby Bolivia, and even in Northern Argentina) was collected and shipped mainly to Great Britain (in the nineteenth century the true "factory of the world"), where it was transformed into textiles. The opening (1871) of the Arequipa-Pacific railway strongly favored this trade.
It is to be expected that such a wealthy trading family and company would choose this gorgeous mansion as its own location. Belonged through times to some of the most powerful Creole families in Arequipa, built in local white volcanic stone, called "sillar", the mansion shows splendid sculptures both in the façade that overlooks the street, both in the two courtyards; features that make it probably the finest example of Baroque in Arequipa.
I understood that the family was one of the many ones - often of foreign origin - who made their wealthy in Arequipa with the wool trade (both of sheep and, increasingly, of Andean camelids, locally called "auquénidos"). The Ricketts (who arrived from Britain in 1890) became among the most powerful and prosperous wool merchants. These families governed the flow of wool that, coming from the cattle grazing in this Andean region (but also in the nearby Bolivia, and even in Northern Argentina) was collected and shipped mainly to Great Britain (in the nineteenth century the true "factory of the world"), where it was transformed into textiles. The opening (1871) of the Arequipa-Pacific railway strongly favored this trade.
It is to be expected that such a wealthy trading family and company would choose this gorgeous mansion as its own location. Belonged through times to some of the most powerful Creole families in Arequipa, built in local white volcanic stone, called "sillar", the mansion shows splendid sculptures both in the façade that overlooks the street, both in the two courtyards; features that make it probably the finest example of Baroque in Arequipa.
Written 7 December 2017
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Africa Tourist
Sydney, Australia9,299 contributions
Nov 2017 • Couples
The old house is now a bank. The front of the house is now a small gallery of paintings of famous artists who tell the story of Arequipa and Peru.
Written 7 November 2017
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Bruno V
AREQUIPA, Peru1,229 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
This colonial mansion has been bought and restored by a bank, which uses its venues, but reserved three rooms for a small museum with (very representative) peruvian painters. During bank office hours this mansion is free to visit. The architecture is really impressive. It just takes a couple of minutes to visit (the paintings may take some more time), so if you are downtown, just drop by.
Written 8 July 2017
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KBofLB
Littleborough, UK555 contributions
June 2017 • Couples
Whilst this is technically a bank, it makes a pleasant change for such an institution to make its art collection available for free viewing by the general public. You do not even need to use the bank facilities.
Written 19 June 2017
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stephandgio_m
Lima, Peru1,018 contributions
Oct 2015 • Friends
We stopped for a short visit at this colonial home, which is currently a BBVA bank branch. They have a small exhibit with art from the region that describes the history of the house in a few rooms around a central courtyard. This definitely isn't a must see in Arequipa, but it was nice for a short visit, particularly since it was free.
Written 8 November 2015
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