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| Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Museo de Arte de Lima |
| Native name | Museo de Arte de Lima |
| Established | 1961 |
| Location | Parque de la Exposición, Lima, Peru |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Salomon Grimberg |
Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) is Peru’s principal art museum located in Lima, housed in the Parque de la Exposición complex. The museum presents a chronological survey of Peruvian visual culture from pre-Columbian civilizations to contemporary art, linking ancient artifacts with modern works and engaging institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología and the Museo Larco. MALI collaborates with international museums and cultural organizations including the Smithsonian Institution, the British Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and the Museum of Modern Art.
MALI was founded in 1961 during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche and inaugurated under the cultural policies of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura (Perú), later integrated into programming tied to the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano and the Ministerio de Cultura (Perú). The museum’s early collection grew through donations from collectors such as José María de la Jara, Teodoro Núñez Ureta patrons and estates linked to prominent families like the Ameghino family. In the 1980s and 1990s MALI expanded exhibitions in dialogue with curators from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Galería del Ministerio de Cultura (Perú), while receiving loans from the Guggenheim Museum. A major renovation in the 2000s, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, repositioned MALI as a leading node in Latin American museum networks alongside the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá and the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
The permanent collection spans prehispanic, colonial, republican, and contemporary eras, incorporating objects from cultures such as the Norte Chico civilization, Chavín culture, Paracas culture, Nazca culture, and Moche culture. The collection includes ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and sculpture attributed to sites like Caral, Kotosh, Chan Chan, and Sipán. Colonial artifacts reflect artistic production in the viceroyalty of Peru (viceroyalty), with works linked to artists and ateliers influenced by Cusco School, Quito School, and Spanish painters such as Miguel Cabrera. Republican holdings feature portraits and landscapes by figures including Pancho Fierro, Daniel Hernández Morillo, and Mariano Melgar-era items. Modern and contemporary sections present works by Fernando de Szyszlo, Tony Celnik, Héctor Hyppolite, Jorge Eduardo Eielson, Carlos Revilla, Tilsa Tsuchiya, Gerardo Chávez, Alicia Bustamante, Lolo Soldevilla, Luis Llanos, and international exchanges with artists like Doris Salcedo, Cildo Meireles, Jannis Kounellis, and On Kawara. The numismatic and graphic arts holdings include prints and posters tied to exhibitions by José Sabogal and portfolios exchanged with the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
MALI stages temporary exhibitions in collaboration with institutions such as the Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional de Antropología (Mexico City), and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Past thematic exhibitions have examined textile traditions in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, explored ceramics with loans from the Museo Larco, and presented contemporary biennial-style projects featuring curators from the Bienal de São Paulo and the Bienal de La Habana. Programs include lecture series with scholars from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, residencies co-sponsored by the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica, artist workshops with the Centro Cultural de España en Lima, and film cycles presented with the Festival de Lima and the Cineforum del Banco de la Nación.
The museum complex occupies historic buildings within Parque de la Exposición originally designed in the 19th century under the administration of José Balta and later remodeled with input from architects influenced by Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski and the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura de Lima. Facilities include permanent galleries, modular temporary galleries, a conservation laboratory, an auditorium, and an education center. The site integrates landscape features from designers associated with the Instituto Nacional de Cultura (Perú) restoration initiatives and urban projects linked to Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima redevelopment plans. Accessibility upgrades were implemented according to standards advocated by the Organización de Estados Americanos cultural heritage frameworks.
MALI houses a conservation laboratory where specialists trained in protocols from the Getty Conservation Institute and techniques used at the Louvre and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía perform restoration on textiles, ceramics, metals, and painted surfaces. The research department maintains catalogs and digital archives in cooperation with the Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, publishes studies with scholars from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and contributes to archaeological conservation projects at sites like Sipán and Chan Chan with interdisciplinary teams that include members from the Peruvian Institute of Andean Studies.
Educational programming targets schools and community groups, developed with partners such as the Ministerio de Educación (Perú), Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, and local NGOs including CooperAcción and Ayni Cultural. Outreach includes guided tours for students from institutions like Colegio Nacional San Marcos, workshops with artists from the Asociación de Artistas del Perú, and collaborative projects with cultural centers such as the Casa de la Literatura Peruana and the Teatro Municipal de Lima.
MALI operates under a board comprising representatives from cultural institutions, private patrons, and academic partners, aligning with governance models found at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín and the Museo de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand. Funding sources include endowments from families, grants from the Inter-American Development Bank, ticket revenue, sponsorships from corporations like Banco de Crédito del Perú and foundations such as the Fundación BBVA, and collaborative projects financed by international agencies including UNESCO and the Ford Foundation.
Category:Museums in Lima Category:Art museums and galleries in Peru