Museo Yámana, Indigenous cultural museum in Ushuaia, Argentina.
Museo Yamana is a museum in Ushuaia dedicated to the culture of the Yámana indigenous people. The permanent exhibition displays detailed scenes and original artifacts that document the daily life of these communities along the Beagle Channel.
The museum was founded in 1999 and documents the life of the Yámana before and after European contact in Tierra del Fuego. It preserves authentic tools and objects that reveal the long history of this region.
The collection shows harpoons, scrapers, and replicas of traditional canoes that reveal how the Yámana adapted to life on the water. These objects tell the story of the skills and techniques the community needed to survive.
The museum is located in downtown Ushuaia and is easy to reach on foot. Guided tours are available in multiple languages, and opening hours vary with the seasons.
The museum houses over 180 preserved bird species native to Tierra del Fuego, along with displays of local marine mammals from the region. This natural history collection gives visitors a view of the wildlife that surrounded the Yámana.
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