Quinta de Anauco

Quinta de Anauco
General information
LocationCaracas, Venezuela
Coordinates10°30′43″N 66°53′59″W / 10.51194°N 66.89972°W / 10.51194; -66.89972
Year(s) built1796–1797; 228 years ago
Website
quintadeanauco.org.ve
Caracas Museum of Colonial Art
Museo de Arte Colonial de Caracas
Established28 October 1942 (1942-10-28)
TypeArt museum

The Quinta de Anauco is a colonial house in Caracas, Venezuela, that since 1958 has housed the Caracas Museum of Colonial Art. The Quinta was built 1797, and hosted Simón Bolívar in 1827. In 1978 it was declared an Historic National Monument of Venezuela.