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MAMU: Claudia Andujar and the Yanomami’s struggle for survival

By The City Paper Staff - August 10, 2024

Claudia Andujar’s gripping exhibition on the Yanomami’s fight for survival enters its final month at Bogotá’s MAMU,and through the haunting lens of the photographer, audiences are given a unique insight into the daily life of an endangered indigenous community at the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.

Gold pendant "man-Lobster" from the Zenú culture. Photo: Banco de la República.

More than Gold: Colombia’s gilded heritage opens in Zurich’s Rietberg Museum

By The City Paper Staff - March 16, 2024

The Rietberg Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, will host ‘More Than Gold: Splendor and Thought of Indigenous Colombia’, featuring over 400 artifacts from the Gold Museum collection.

A Century in Stamps: Banco de la República’s Philatelic Tribute

By The City Paper Staff - October 6, 2023

Celebrating a century of cultural heritage, Banco de la República honors its legacy with a philatelic collection, showcasing Colombia’s patrimony in stamps.

Sembrar La Duda: Representations of indigenous art at MAMU

By The City Paper Staff - October 4, 2023

The exhibition Sembrar La Duda opens during a year in which Banco de la República celebrates its centenary and puts indigenous cultural production within the context of Colombian art history.

Banco de la República celebrates 100 years.

Colombia’s Banco de la República celebrates a century’s commitment to culture

By The City Paper Staff - October 1, 2023

Colombia’s central bank, Banco de la República, is celebrating its centenary with an extensive cultural agenda and benefactor of many of the nation’s most prestigious cultural landmarks, museums and public libraries.

Colombia’s Banco de la República issues 10,000-peso Commemorative Coin

By The City Paper Staff - August 9, 2023

Step into Colombia’s rich maritime history with the Colombian Naval Battle Commemorative Coin—a tribute to the fearless seafarers who championed the nation’s independence.

Banco de la República inaugurates centenary with reopening of Casa de Moneda

By The City Paper Staff - July 17, 2023

Colombia’s Central Bank – Banco de la República – launches its centenary celebrations with the reopening of the old mint Casa de Moneda in Bogotá.

LACMA hosts The Portable Universe of Colombia’s indigenous cultures

By The City Paper Staff - June 8, 2022

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA is hosting a groundbreaking exhibition of works showcasing the diversity and materiality of ancient Colombian cultures.

Teaching to read and draw with the works of Botero

By The City Paper Staff - July 8, 2020

The Central Bank of Colombia’s latest publication introduces youngsters to the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet with illustrations and details from the works of artist Fernando Botero.

Tierra de/por medio: Art, installation and territory at MAMU

By Taylor Lennox - June 7, 2019

The exhibition Tierra de/por medio at the Banco de la República’s MAMU looks at colonial exploitation and rural inequality by five Colombian artists.

Ethnographic Museum of Leticia, Colombia

Leticia’s Ethnographic Museum is a window on Amazon culture

By The City Paper Staff - December 29, 2015

Colombia’s newly re-opened Ethnographic Museum in Leticia takes visitors on a journey through the Amazon past and present.