Museum of the Americas (Madrid)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
[edit] External links
The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museo de América (Madrid).- Official website (in Spanish)
- Northwest Coast art in the Museo de América
- Museo de América - muselius.com
 |
This museum-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Spain-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
