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Façade of the National Anthropology Museum © Ministerio de Cultura
Interior of the National Anthropology Museum © Ministerio de Cultura
Interior of the National Anthropology Museum © Ministerio de Cultura
Interior of the National Anthropology Museum. Sala de Asia Room © Ministerio de Cultura

Discovering other peoples and cultures

The National Anthropology Museum enables visitors to explore the richness and diversity of existing cultures all over the world.

The National Anthropology Museum displays collections of objects and documents that belong to a wide variety of peoples of Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, mainly objects from the everyday life, rituals and beliefs, war and clothing. It provides a global view of culture that enables visitors to compare and understand the objects displayed and find cultural similarities and differences between them. The aim is to promote values of cultural pluralism and intercultural understanding.

Essential works

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Buddhist altar

An altar with three superimposed modules and two compartments inside which would hold ritual items used in the monasteries.
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Altar for the worship of Ifa

Altar with female figures used by the Yoruba African tribe in the ritual dedicated to the goddess Ifa.
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Indian altar

This portable altar dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu has panels painted with scenes from mythology. This type of altar is used by story-tellers and priests in order to narrate tales from the Hindu tradition.
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Anito

A human figure called anito representing human or natural spirits. It is one of the most important works in the collection from the Philippines.

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Byeri. Fang Figure

It is one of the most important plastic art expressions in African cultures, in this case the Fang, which protects ancestors' relics.
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Kayapó feather diadem

Feather adornment used in the Kayapó groups to celebrate important rituals.
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Goddess of Compassion

A representation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, goddess of compassion, who in China takes on a female form and receives the name Guan Yin.
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Catrina figure from the Purépechas

A figure representing death and forming part of the so-called altar of the dead used on the day of the dead.
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Figure of Shiva with remains of offerings

Sculpture representing the tantric god Shiva with 18 arms, seated on a double lotus throne.
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Zacatero Indian

It is part of a set of 17 watercolours by Féliz Martínez, the only works by this artist which can be seen in Madrid.
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Collections

The museum's collection is part of the collective catalogue of the Digital Network of Spanish Museum Collections (CERES), conceived as a space for dissemination which enables visitors to browse the various museum collections using the identifying features of each item (author, type of object, iconography, etc.).

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