ASUR Museum of Indigenous Art

The ASUR Museum of Indigenous Art is one of the most important achievements of the Foundation. It presents examples of Indigenous Art that manifest the aesthetic and conceptual quality of archaeological pieces (weavings and ceramics from 500 to 2000 years ago) as well as works of contemporary indigenous art (principally weavings from the Jalq'a and Tarabuco regions) which serve as the museum’s true vocation and becoming part of the communities own cultural memory.

The museum is a great tourist attraction where the permanent presence of the weavers puts two cultures into contact, the indigenous and the urban, allowing the spectator to marvel at the creative potential of the indigenous communities.

Specially designed showrooms present a collection of Tiwanaku artefacts dating from around 400 AD, the most important find to date from the southern highlands of Bolivia. This important collection contains numerous textiles, basketry, bows and arrows, metal and stone (precious and non-precious), all preserved in extraordinary condition.

The music rooms demonstrate the importance of music in Andean societies over many centuries: music is one of the fundamental languages that, like their costume and weavings, express the identity of each group, the way they live and how they think about the world and society.

This museum, with its 12 rooms, provokes a closeness between observer and the contents and the aesthetic of the indigenous art on display.

The museum is, furthermore, the best way to promote the commercialisation of the products of the 1000 indigenous artists/artisans participating in the Program.

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