PERMANENT EXHIBITION
The MAPI Collection
The museum’s permanent collections
The MAPI collection is made up of various collections that contain a wide range of objects belonging to diverse sociocultural systems, from different periods and from different geographic regions of the American continent.
These collections fall under two categories: the museum’s own collections and loans. The former are the result of public and private donations, as well as the purchase of materials from different indigenous communities. The latter are the result of loan agreements with both private individuals and public institutions.
Our collection is currently made up of the following selections:
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
MAPI Museum Collection
The Museum’s Own Collection
Composed of archaeological, ethnographic (in various materials), paleontological and documentary materials (documents, photographs, slides), replicas and works of art inspired by traditions or made with traditional techniques from different parts of the American continent. The materials in this collection were donated or, in the case of some ethnographic materials, purchased from the communities that produced them.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
MAPI Museum Collection
The Museum’s Own Collection
Composed of archaeological, ethnographic (in various materials), paleontological and documentary materials (documents, photographs, slides), replicas and works of art inspired by traditions or made with traditional techniques from different parts of the American continent. The materials in this collection were donated or, in the case of some ethnographic materials, purchased from the communities that produced them.
The following have contributed to this collection
Ángel Falco Collection
Belonging to the National Library. Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological materials (mainly lithic) and replicas, mainly from Mesoamerica.
Augusto Torres-Elsa Andrada Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological and ethnographic materials from different continents, with emphasis on ethnographic materials (leather and featherwork, among others) from groups of the Great Plains of North America. Includes documents and publications.
Collection of the Department of History of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of the Republic
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological materials, ceramic figures from Mesoamerica.
Interactive Exhibition of Latin American Music Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of ethnographic musical instruments and reproductions, in different materials, from different parts of Latin America.
Matteo Goretti Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological (in a variety of materials), ethnographic and paleontological materials from different regions of the Americas, mainly from Uruguay.
Rolf Nussbaum Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological and ethnographic materials and reproductions, mainly lithic and ceramic, from different parts of Latin America.
Arturo Lezama Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological (lithic and ceramic) and documentary material from Salto Grande (Uruguay).
Cayetano Alvez Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological (lithic) materials recovered at Baygorria (Uruguay).
Eduardo Janier Collection
Collection on Loan
Jorge Baeza Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological materials (ceramic and lithic) from Uruguay.
Machado-Vera Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological material (lithic) from Uruguay. It currently belongs to the National Museum of Anthropology.
Graziela Zito and Martín Castillo Collection
Collection on Loan
Composed of archaeological and ethnographic materials, in different materials, from Latin America.