The Emberá community lives on the banks of the Chagres River, a community that can only be reached by cayucos or pirogues, traditional vessels that represent the permanent bond between the people and the river. There, far from the noise of modernity, they keep intact...
The Other Faces of Paucartambo, an exhibition that invites us to approach the symbolic power of masks and their central role in one of the most significant celebrations of the Andean world. The exhibition brings together Claudio Rama’s mask collection and...
Jeike into the Native Forest, a solo exhibition by the Uruguayan visual artist Carmela Piñón, proposes a pictorial immersion in one of the most significant and, at the same time, least visible ecosystems of the Uruguayan territory: the native forest. Curated by...
The exhibition Arts and Letters of Peru in Caricatures, by the Uruguayan journalist, writer and caricaturist Jaime Clara, proposes a visual journey through some of the most representative figures of Peruvian culture through the language of caricature. The exhibition...
An exhibition presented by the Embassy of Guatemala in Uruguay that invites visitors to discover the symbolic, aesthetic and spiritual depth of traditional Guatemalan textiles at MAPI. The exhibition proposes a sensitive approach to huipiles, blouses worn by...
Polychrome clay figures: Felipe Nieva (Mexico) Sound installation: Francisco Eme Curatorship and museography: MAPI – AMMA A.C. A proposal that brings together more than 1,100 polychrome clay figures created by the Mexican artisan Felipe Nieva, capable of unfolding a...
The installation appears as a suspended torrent descending the central staircase of the museum, transforming the solidity of marble into a space of movement, vibration and light. Genta builds a structure composed of metal rods and fragments that interweave into an...
Architecture of the Invisible presents the evolution of artist Astrid Barfod toward a deeply abstract language, built from mixed media and the exploration of materials such as acrylic, inks, oil, and other resources that respond to the expressive needs of each work....
MAPI presents the exhibition Aché: Silhouettes of Yoruba Spirituality, a show that invites visitors to delve into the symbolic and cultural richness of this tradition originating in West Africa. The Yoruba religion, with its orishas, rites, and ancestral stories, has...
