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title: "Contemporary Art Space, Montevideo — GetMap"
description: "Its art hangs inside a former prison. The galleries occupy the former Miguelete prison, a building made for confinement rather than display. Cell blocks…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJc3jdJUiAn5UROOt3v1BKyI4
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# Contemporary Art Space

Its art hangs inside a former prison

Art · 🇺🇾 Montevideo · one place, one stop

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[Montevideo](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-34.8945403%2C-56.1809692&query_place_id=ChIJc3jdJUiAn5UROOt3v1BKyI4)
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The galleries occupy the former Miguelete prison, a building made for confinement rather than display. Cell blocks and prison corridors now frame contemporary-art exhibitions, placing new work inside the old structure.

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