El Museo Fuerte Conde de Mirasol de Vieques, administrado por el
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquea (ICP), ofrece una alternativa muy
especial para excursiones escolares y para las familias en busca de
actividades culturales-educativas. Una visita al Fuerte, con sus
murallas de ladrillo, caones, paisajes maravillosos hacia Puerto Rico,
Culebra e Islas Vrgenes, abre una ventana muy especial hacia el pasado
de este rincn de Borinquen que se conoce como la "Isla Nena".
Construido entre 1845 y 1855, el Fuerte est incluido en el Registro
Federal de Lugares Histricos y la lista de Monumentos Histricos del
ICP. Adems de una impresionante obra de remodelacin de la estructura,
se cre en la segunda planta el Museo de Arte e Historia de Vieques.
Desde la inauguracin del Museo en agosto de 1991, decenas de miles de
personas nos han visitado de todas partes de Puerto Rico y del exterior.
Nuestro museo consta de una Sala de Culturas Indgenas, Sala de Procesos
Histricos, Sala de Patrimonio Arquitectnico y Sala de Artes
Plsticas. El Fuerte cuenta tambin con una sala de conferencias con
capacidad de cien personas.
Los grupos que coordinan visitas al Fuerte son recibidos por el
Historiador y Director del Museo, Robert Rabin. El profesor Rabin
ofrece una charla sobre el edificio y una gira guiada atravs de las
salas de exhibiciones. Grupos interesados en temas especficos de la
historia viequense - arqueologa, esclavitud africana, industria
azucarera, influencias danesa, francesa, inglesa, la presencia militar
en Vieques, entre otros - pueden hacer arreglos para la presentacin de
una charla ilustrada con vistas fijas durante su visita al Fuerte.
Para ms informacin o para hacer una reservacin para su grupo, favor
de comunicarse con el Sr. Robert Rabin, Museo Fuerte Conde de Mirasol,
Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765 (Telfono- (787) 741-1717 o 741-8651).bieke@prdigital.com
The Fort Count Mirasol Museum in Vieques, administered by the Puerto Rican
Institute of Culture, (ICP) offers a very special alternative for school
field trips and for families searching for cultural and educational
activities. A visit to the Fort, with its brick walls, canons and
marvelous views toward the main island of Puerto Rico, Culebra and the
Virgin Islands, opens a unique window to the past of this corner of
"Borinquen" (the Taino Indian name for Puerto Rico) know as "la Isla
Nena".
(Baby Island is the nickname for Vieques, taken from a poem written in the
1940's)
Built between 1845 and 1855, the for is included in the Federal Register of
Historic Places as well as the list of historic building of the ICP.
Together with an impressive restoration of the building, a Museum of
Vieques' Art and History was prepared on the second floor. Since the
inauguration of the Museum in August of 1991, tens of thousands of people
from all parts of Puerto Rico and other countries have visited the Fort.
Our museum consists of rooms dedicated to the culture of the indigenous
peoples, the island's historic process, historic architecture and the arts.
The Fort also has a meeting room with space for over a hundred people.
Groups that coordinate a visit to the Fort are welcomed by Historian and
Museum Director, Robert Rabin, who offers a short talk about the history of
the building and a tour of the exhibit rooms. Groups interested in
specific topics from Vieques history - archaeology, African slavery, the
sugar industry, Danish, British, French influences, the military presence
on Vieques, among other topics - can arrange for the presentation of a
slide show/talk during their visit to the Fort.
For more information or to make a reservation for your group, please call
or write Robert Rabin at the Museum Fort Count Mirasol, Magnolia 471,
Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765. Telefax (787) 741-1717.
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