Cardozo Velásquez House Museum in Oruro, Bolivia

Cardozo Velásquez House Museum in Oruro, Bolivia

In the early 1990s, Bolivian sculptor Gonzalo Cardozo and his equally artistic wife, María Velásquez, began transforming their family home in Oruro into a work of art, one to rival any of their pieces in the country's museums. By 1993, the Cardozo Velásquez House Museum opened its doors to the public, charging a small fee for a short tour of its art and collections. The couple were well-connected in the art world and often traded artworks with f…