Museo de América (Madrid)

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This article is about the Museum of the Americas in Madrid. For other uses, see Museum of the Americas.

The Museum of the Americas (Spanish: Museo de América) in Madrid (Spain) is a National museum that holds artistic, archaeological and ethnographic collections from the whole American continent, ranging from the Paleolithic period to the present day.

As an institution, the museum was founded in 1941, and in 1962 all the funds were definitively moved to its current venue. The permanent exhibit is divided into five major thematical areas:

  • An awareness of the Americas.
  • The reality of the Americas.
  • Society.
  • Religion.
  • Communication.

Ceramic vessel representing a crustacean. Moche Culture artwork from Peru.

Maya cinerary urn representing solar god Kinich Ahau.

Bronze helmet of a 16th century Spanish soldier.

Helmet and collar representing a wolf. Made of wood, shell and mane in the 18th century by tlingit indigenous people.

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