Colombia’s president removes National Museum exhibits he calls communist
Colombia’s president says his government removed National Museum exhibits it considered communist, intensifying a dispute over culture, historical memory and political control.
Colombia’s president removes National Museum exhibits he calls communist
Protesters say the changes erase social and political history
President Abelardo de la Espriella’s government has removed dozens of exhibits from Bogotá’s National Museum as part of what he calls a cultural “counterrevolution.” AP says the material included histories of social movements, feminist and LGBTQ+ activism, and political violence. Artists, students and rights groups protested, while the culture minister said exhibition practices were being reviewed.
Image: young shanahan / Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Museo Nacional de Colombia exterior in Bogotá, photographed March 14, 2017; archival file photo, cropped to 16:9, not the removed exhibition. Image usage terms.
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