Collection of Latin American Masks by Claudio Rama

The MAPI building houses one of the most emblematic collections in the region: the Claudio Rama Collection of Latin American Masks. This permanent exhibition, spanning over 150 square meters, offers a unique journey through the diversity and cultural richness of Latin...

3D MAPI in the Metaverse: an innovative and disruptive experience

MAPI enters the Metaverse with an innovative proposal developed by Valentina Golubei, which eliminates geographical barriers and expands its reach globally. Using the Spatial.io platform, MAPI offers a new way to interact with its collection, giving visitors a unique...

The other faces of Nicaragua

The current territory of Nicaragua had several languages (Nahuatl, Chorotega, Nahoa) and various types of population and religious beliefs until the arrival of the Spanish. Since then, as in all of Latin America, there was a strong process of evangelization,...

The other Frontiers

It was at La Abadía Centro de Arte y Estudios Latinoamericanos in the city of Buenos Aires that hosted the exhibition “The Other Frontiers” The Far East. The exhibition, the first of its kind presented by La Abadía Art Center, is made up of 99 ethnographic...

Blackfoot “Bison Time”.

This permanent exhibit tells the story of the Blackfoot, a group of peoples inhabiting the Great Plains region east of the Rocky Mountains between the northwestern United States and southern Canada. The term blackfoot is a European exonym that would refer to the dark...

Research on Musical Instruments of Ecuador

This room presents the research of the Argentine archaeomusicologist Mónica Gudemos, who collaborated from 2016 to 2021 with MAPI in the analysis and interpretation of the present set of instruments, belonging to our collection. We observe a total of a series of...