The Museo del Oro has put on display a rare collection of pre-Columbian offerings known as ‘tunjos’ and crafted by Muisca goldsmiths.
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‘Habladores’: Art by books
The exhibition ‘Habladores’ at Banco de la República looks at how chosen artists get inspiration from literature.
Kindi Llatju and art of ceremonial colors
Kindi Llajtu uses colour to create an “absence” of light. The artist employs the abstract with ancestral techniques.
Celebrating Caribe
Barranquilla’s Museo del Caribe is a stylish museum dedicated to ‘costa’ culture and all its marvels.
Art for heroes
An art auction by the Corporación Matamoros hopes to raise more than $600 million pesos to help wounded veterans.
Painting a hundred faces
Bogotá-based artist Nick Nichols plans to paint 100 portraits on recycled wood as part of his Hunert Faces Project.
Leo Matiz: master from Macondo
This month, the Museo Nacional hosts an exhibition by Leo Matiz, Colombia’s most important photojournalist.
The Tate’s Roca
Latin American art expert, José Roca, is helping boost artists in his home country and share their work around the world.
The artist and the ants
Rafael Gomezbarros’s oversized ants represent both Colombian industriousness and displacement caused by conflict.
Bogotá’s MAMBO celebrates 50 years in contemporary art
Bogotá’s Museum of Modern Art, MAMBO, celebrates 50 years with a collection covering more than a century of art.
Leatherworking: Made by César
The Taller Manual de Cuero is a landmark of leather in La Macarena neighborhood of Bogotá for years.
From Olympus to Macarena
Louvre curators wired with the Museo Nacional to open a first-in-Colombia exhibition of ancient Greek ceramics.
One wall at a time
Artist Fin DAC helped inspire kids in one of Cartagena’s poorest neighborhoods through the power of street art.
Land of light
The Colombia Tierra de Luz project increases environmental sustainability while healing wounds caused by the conflict.
Colombia’s essential Miguel Angel Rojas
Bogotá artist Miguel Angel Rojas talks about his identity, his reputation and why his art is charged with meaning.
A vision of ‘Oro’
Bogotano artist Pedro Ruiz’s new exhibition, Oro, depicts an idealized and emotionally charged Colombia.