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- The azulejo collection: The museum's core is a large group of decorative tiles, mostly French, Spanish and Catalan pieces from the 19th and early 20th centuries. They once lined hallways, kitchens and facades in Montevideo houses. Up close you can see how patterns, glazes and relief molding changed from decade to decade.
- The house on calle Yí: The museum occupies an older house at Yí 1444 in Centro, so the rooms themselves feel like part of the display. Notice the high ceilings, the door frames and the old floor tiles underfoot.
- French tile panels: Pieces from French factories are among the most refined, with floral borders, pastoral scenes and geometric friezes. Look for the fine, shallow relief that gives light a soft edge across the surface.
- Spanish and Catalan designs: These are bolder, with
- The azulejo collection: The museum's core is a large group of decorative tiles, mostly French, Spanish and Catalan pieces from the 19th and early 20th centuries. They once lined hallways, kitchens and facades in Montevideo houses. Up close you can see how patterns, glazes and relief molding changed from decade to decade.
- The house on calle Yí: The museum occupies an older house at Yí 1444 in Centro, so the rooms themselves feel like part of the display. Notice the high ceilings, the door frames and the old floor tiles underfoot.
- French tile panels: Pieces from French factories are among the most refined, with floral borders, pastoral scenes and geometric friezes. Look for the fine, shallow relief that gives light a soft edge across the surface.
- Spanish and Catalan designs: These are bolder, with strong blues, yellows and greens. The museum lets you compare them with the French work in the same room, which makes the regional differences plain.
- Tile murals and larger compositions: Several panels combine many tiles into one image, such as landscapes, figures or ornamental scenes. Step back a few paces to see the picture resolve, then step in to check the individual tile joins.
- Everyday facade fragments: Salvaged pieces from demolished houses show how ordinary Montevideo homes were decorated. They are small, but they explain why you keep noticing tiled entrances on walks around the city.
- Contemporary and local tile work: The collection also includes later pieces and ceramic work tied to Uruguayan artisans, giving a sense of how the craft continued once imports faded.
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