ium , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁José ▁B erm ú de z , ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁L iz ette ▁Cab rera ▁Sal ced o , ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Sh uck ▁Gel p í ▁House . ▁ ▁Currently ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁found ing , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁P once ▁had ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁most ▁active ▁cultural ▁cent ers , ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁most ▁complete ▁history ▁museum . ▁The ▁museum ▁provides ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cultural ▁offer ings ▁intended ▁to ▁strength en ▁and ▁increase ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁and ▁P once ño ▁history . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations , ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁last ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁development ▁was ▁begun . ▁ ▁It ▁included ▁two ▁permanent ▁exhib its ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁daily ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁museum ▁catalog . ▁ ▁Building ▁The ▁main ▁building ▁that ▁houses ▁the ▁museum ▁has ▁st ained - glass ▁windows , ▁m osa ics , ▁and ▁interior ▁p ati os . ▁ ▁Both ▁buildings ▁where ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁hous ed ▁are ▁turn - of - the - 2 0 th - century ▁homes . ▁The ▁Sal azar ▁House ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bl as ▁Silva ▁B ouch er ▁in ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁ne oc lass ical ▁style . ▁It ▁is ▁listed