Maldonado

This very valuable museum is located at the former residence of Enrique Burnett, one of the pioneers of Punta del Este. Artist Jorge Páez Vilaró turned it into a museum for the purpose of housing his important collection of pre-Colombian art,...

This museum opened on 2 January 1998, to house part of the art collection of outstanding Argentine artist Nicolas Garcia Uriburu, located inside the Dragons’ Barracks. This art collection was donated by the artist to the Uruguayan government.

From the times of the earliest settlements this area was the main watering zone. Its water was so pure, and so abundant that it was called “the King’s well”. Towards 1873 its use was discontinued, nevertheless during the 1921 drought it was used...