Established | 22 March 2018 |
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Location | San Luis Potosí City and Xilitla |
Coordinates | 22°8′18″N 100°58′22″W / 22.13833°N 100.97278°W |
Type | Public |
Director | Antonio García Acosta |
President | Fermín Llamazares |
Owner | Secretaría de Cultura de San Luis Potosí |
Website | https://www.leonoracarringtonmuseo.org/ |
The Museo Leonora Carrington is a museum with venues in the San Luis Potosí City and Xilitla, state of San Luis Potosí, México;[1] dedicated to the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, the Museo Leonora Carrington San Luis Potosí opened 22 March 2018, with Juan Manuel Carreras as governor of the state.[2] The museum houses a collection of the artist's sculptures, jewelry, engravings, and personal objects; and presents temporary exhibits[3] about surrealism and works influenced by Carrington's work.[4][5] The collection was donated by Pablo Weisz Carrington, son of the artist, for the creation of the museum.[6][7]
Leonora Carrington's home studio in Mexico City became a museum in 2022.[8]