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Asunción on a model, in lace and in sound
Inside Casa Viola, a model made in the 1990s picks out heritage buildings of the historic centre in colour. Elsewhere in Asunción, the Museo del Barro and a harp museum hold ñandutí lace, festival masks, harps and scores.
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A place worth remembering
Heritage buildings picked out on a model
According to the city’s municipal website, the Museo Memoria de la Ciudad in Casa Viola holds a model of Asunción’s historic centre made in the 1990s, with heritage buildings picked out in special colours. The door of the former Club Nacional is among its featured pieces.[1]
Lace and festival masks
The Museo del Barro describes a cabinet of ñandutí lace made with silk and cotton threads, dating from the eighteenth century to the present day. Its collection also includes Kamba Ra’anga masks, made between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and tied to festivals in Tobatí and Altos.[2]
The harp in scores and photographs
At the Manzana de la Rivera, the Museo del Arpa Paraguaya holds older harps, scores, photographs and other objects. According to Visit Paraguay, these objects tell the history and evolution of the harp in Paraguay.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
What does the Casa Viola model distinguish?
Heritage buildings in Asunción’s historic centre, using colours on a 1990s model.[1]
What threads appear in the Museo del Barro lace cabinet?
Silk and cotton in ñandutí pieces.[2]
What does the harp museum collect?
Older harps, scores, photographs and other objects.[3]
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