Museum of the Americas (Madrid)
This article is about the Museum of the Americas in Madrid. For other uses, see Museum of the Americas.
| Museo de América | |
 Museum's building | |
| Established | 1941 |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°26′17″N 3°43′19″W / 40.438131°N 3.722069°W |
| Type | Artistic, archaeological and ethnographic |
| Website |
museodeamerica |
| Museum of the Americas | |
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Native name Spanish: Museo de América | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Official name: Museo de América | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1962 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0001378 |
The Museum of America (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 premises. The permanent exhibit is divided into five major thematical areas:
- An awareness of America
- The reality of America
- Society
- Religion
- Communication
Gallery
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Ceramic vessel representing a crustacean. Moche culture artwork from Peru._01.jpg)
Maya cinerary urn representing solar god Kinich Ahau._01.jpg)
Bronze helmet of a 16th-century Spanish soldier._01.jpg)
Chimú vessel showing a sexual act between men._01.jpg)
Helmet and collar representing a wolf. Made of wood, shell and mane in the 18th century by tlingit indigenous people._01.jpg)
Artwork from Ancient Peru (400 AC).
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