The Role of Museums

Luis Muro Ynoñán reflects on cultural heritage, repatriation and identity in relation to archaeology and museums in Peru. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration between U.S. and Peruvian museums, increased access to heritage objects for study and interpretation, and the role museums can play in supporting social empowerment and the recreation of identity today.

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  • Luis Muro outside, with a varied landscape behind him

    Luis

    Muro Ynoñán

    Assistant Curator of South American Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago