This museum had two outstanding exhibits. The first was a collection of pieces of a home that was destroyed in 1972. The artist turned doors, shutters, and furniture into beautiful pieces of art. The second exhibit contained tapestry and sculptures telling the story of the capture and voyage of Africans brought to the Caribbean as slaves. Both exhibits were extremely well done.

Came here on our second visit to Old San Juan as we wanted to see and learn about the history of the island. Very interesting museum though don't understand the severely limited hours. Some exhibitions were under renovation in early December and, it feels like, they will be renovating much of it in the coming months. Try to confirm in advance if the relevant sections for you will be open so you don't end up wasting your time. I'd assume they'll be done in full come July 2024, given the rate they were doing it.

The art exhibits were very interesting! They managed to connect history and art together in a creative but informative fashion. Unfortunately there were a few exhibits that were not open (Colonization and the Spanish and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas) that I was looking forward to viewing. Wouldn’t recommend for young kids, but older may be able to engage in what the museum has to offer. Took us about 1.5 hours for the 3 exhibits. Writing/descriptions of the pieces and history were offered in both English and Spanish.

This museum is housed on the second floor of a former military barracks, about one block from the fort “El Morro.”Each room houses a different medium of art, related to various aspects of the local culture. The cost of a senior entrance fee is $4 and you get a wristband that allows you to leave and reenter the same day. There are closed for lunch.

Although it’s a large, 2-storey building with rooms all around a large central courtyard, only 4 galleries were open, and really what was on display was nothing more than the folk art collection. Although they have vastly narrowed what is on display, this is definitely a museum any art-lover should visit in San Juan, although I would not call it a historical museum. The best gallery showcased the works of one artist who took the wooden shutters off old mansions before they were demolished. He then put fused glass on them to make various designs. It’s really great, and about the only preservation that was done before the mansions were demolished. Another gallery has all kinds of cards on the walls and in cases from a local painter that he sent to his son while he was travelling the world. It’s a brilliant concept, and the gallery contains their correspondence from his son's youth into adulthood. The other two open rooms are more general in nature. There are displays of pottery, native cosutmes, religious stuff and carnival masks. Toss in a bit of history of post-colonial Puerto Rico, and there you have it.