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Art Museum of the Americas

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

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The Art of the Americas is an unassuming museum that showcases modern art from Latin American and Caribbean artists. The museum's prized possession is a floor-to-ceiling room made completely out of blue tile and wood, inspired by Aztec and Inca motifs.

A small sculpture garden outside the museum includes a statue of Xochipili, the Aztec god of flowers.

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Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th St NW
Washington, District of Columbia, 20006
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38.892853, -77.041502
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