Mariano is Montevideo

Mariano is Montevideo

As part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Montevideo and the 20th anniversary of MAPI, the exhibition “Mariano is Montevideo” is a tribute to the man who, from his position as Mayor of Montevideo, made possible the installation...
The other faces of Nicaragua

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

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”.

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

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...