Museo de la Memoria "Para que no se repita", Museum of memory in Ayacucho District, Peru.
The museum displays four exhibition rooms with photographs, paintings, and objects from Peru's fight against terrorism between 1980 and 2000. The collections include life-sized sculptures and artifacts that document different aspects of this period.
The museum was founded in 2006 by the National Association of Families of Kidnapped, Detained and Disappeared People of Peru. The organization emerged to respond to decades of conflict that had deeply affected countless families.
The name translates to 'Memory so this does not happen again' in Spanish. Visitors encounter works created by family members of those who disappeared, including traditional Peruvian wooden retablos and ceramics that tell personal stories.
The museum sits in central Ayacucho and welcomes visitors Monday through Friday. Plan to spend several hours to view the exhibitions thoughtfully and take in the material.
One of the exhibition rooms features a detailed recreation of a torture chamber with life-sized figures, giving visitors direct insight into this dark period. This installation stands as one of the most powerful and thought-provoking sections of the space.
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