Museum of the Americas
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It covers art from the pre-Columbian era to the present and a variety of artists from Latin America, the United States and Puerto Rico are showcased at the Museum.
This museum offers three permanent collections as well as temporary exhibitions— all emphasizing the conservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of Puerto Rico and the Americas, with a firm commitment to the community. The museum's permanent exhibitions are Folk Arts in the Americas, Our African Heritage, and Conquest and Colonization.
The first is about the Indians in America and it covers the twenty-two ethnic groups that were able to survive conquest and colonization. It pays tribute to those who, despite opposition and sometimes persecution, have been able to conserve certain aspects of their traditional culture some five centuries after their people were colonized. The exhibit features sculptures, recreated habitats and scenes and a theatre.