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Discussion round of the EU-LAC Foundation and its international women's network at the IAI

25.11.2025, News

On November 24, a Discussion Round: German Political, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation took place at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI, Ibero-American Institute) in cooperation with the…
The Wichí language, textile arts and crafts and the IAI's collections

20.11.2025, News

Demóstenes Toribio García (Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina), a member of the indigenous Wichí group, and Andrei Fernández, currently a fellow of the Berliner Künstlerprogramm (Artists in…
Books as Art Objects: A Look into the IAI’s Collection of Ediciones Vigía from Cuba

31.10.2025, News

The IAI Library has the world’s most complete collection of publications from the unique Cuban publishing house Ediciones Vigía, where each book appears as a handmade work of art.
Sharing historical sound recordings from Latin America globally

20.10.2025, News

To mark the 125th anniversary of the Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut and the Ethnologisches Museum presented wax cylinder recordings (1905-1934) from Latin America. These…