Now is the time to visit the Palace of Bellas Artes on Av. Maximo Gomez in Santo Domingo to see two outstanding art exhibitions. The National Gallery of the Palacio de Bellas Artes is showing the works of French artist Michel Bizet. This exhibition, titled Suites, will be open through 22 May. The collection contains a series of works linking Bizet to American abstract expressionism. Bizet first visited the DR in 1995, and then set up shop in Las Terrenas, Samana where he built several commercial plazas, including Casa Linda and Plaza Taina.
Visitors may also see the traveling exhibition featuring original works by Pablo Picasso open at Bellas Artes through 10 June 2011. The gallery is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 5pm, on Wednesdays from 10am to 9pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6pm. It is closed on Mondays.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar