Buenos Aires, Argentina

Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)

MALBA opened in 2001 in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, built around the collection of businessman and patron Eduardo Costantini. It was founded to give Latin American art a dedicated, world-class home in the region itself, rather than seeing the field defined primarily by institutions in Europe and North America. The angular, light-filled building houses a collection rich in canonical twentieth-century figures — including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Tarsila do Amaral, and Antonio Berni — alongside an active contemporary program of exhibitions, cinema, and public events. It has become one of the most visited cultural institutions in Argentina. MALBA's importance is regional and corrective: it asserts the depth and continuity of Latin American art history on its own terms, making it an essential anchor for the Southern Cone.

Opened in 2001 in Palermo, built around Eduardo Costantini's collection of Latin American art.