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Pre-Columbian Quimbaya gold statuette from the Museo de América collection

Museo de AméricaCiudad Universitaria, Moncloa

The Knowledge of America

Now showingPermanent collectionTicketed — see website

How Europeans came to understand the Americas, from Columbus's first accounts through chroniclers, scientific expeditions, cabinets of curiosities and early maps.

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On nowAll of November 2026

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La moda a tus pies

La moda a tus pies

Museo del Traje

Toda mi casa es un altar (Gema Polanco)

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Promotional image for the Day of the Dead altar at Casa de América

De los que hicieron México su hogar: una ofrenda a la memoria del exilio

Casa de América

All exhibitions in Madrid this month Coming up in December

Nearby

Exterior of the Museo del Traje, a modernist glass and concrete building in Madrid

Museo del Traje

Design7 min walk

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