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Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña

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Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña, C. Isabel y C. Salud, Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sureste (IMG 2958)
Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña, C. Isabel y C. Salud, Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sureste (IMG 2958)

The Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña (English: Museum of Puerto Rican Music) is a museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the development of Puerto Rican music, with displays of Taíno, Spanish, and African musical instruments that were played in the romantic danza genre, the favorite music of 19th-century Puerto Rican high society, as well as the more African-inspired bomba and plena styles. Also on display are memorabilia of composers and performers. The Museum traces the rich musical history of Puerto Rico through memorabilia of prominent musicians and displays of the musical instruments associated with the three genres of music that originated in this Caribbean island.The building that houses the museum is known as Casa Serrallés and it was the former downtown residence (as opposed to his hilltop Castillo Serrallés structure) of Juan Eugenio Serrallés and his family, owners of Destilería Serrallés and makers of the Don Q rum.

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Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña
Calle Reina Isabel, Ponce Quinto (Quinto)

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Calle Reina Isabel 32C
00730 Ponce, Quinto (Quinto)
Puerto Rico, United States
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Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña, C. Isabel y C. Salud, Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sureste (IMG 2958)
Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña, C. Isabel y C. Salud, Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sureste (IMG 2958)
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Museo de la Historia de Ponce
Museo de la Historia de Ponce

The Museo de la Historia de Ponce (Museum of the History of Ponce) is a local history museum located in the historic Casa Salazar-Candal in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The museum depicts the city's ecology, economy, architecture, government, and elements of daily life. It seeks to promote the research, conservation, and dissemination of the historic heritage of Ponce and Puerto Rico.Inaugurated on 12 December 1992, it was the first museum in Puerto Rico established to cover the history of the people of a town or city. It traces the city's history from the Taino Indians to today. The museum was inaugurated under the administration of Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, as part of the tricentennial celebration of the founding of the city.It is located in the historic district of the city, a short two-block walk from the central Plaza Las Delicias town square, at the southeast corner of Isabel and Mayor Cantera streets. The museum proper is housed in the historic Casa Salazar-Candal but also includes the neighboring Rosali-Zapater house, which houses administratives offices of the museum, in addition to the empty lot that once held the residence of the Schuck Gelpí family. In 2012, plans were announced to expand the museum into the Casa Rosita Serrallés, an adjacent property. In 2014, Casa Rosita Serralles (Calle Salud street #67) joined Museo de la Historia de Ponce and opened as "Museo de la Recordacion Barrio Mameyes" (Barrio Mameyes Memorial Museum) under Ponce mayor María Meléndez. It is also known as "Sala Memorial del Barrio Mameyes" as it operates as a part of the Museo de la Historia de Ponce.