About

The Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research, based at the British Museum: 

• Experiments with the ways that museum research is conducted and disturbs traditional representations of Latin America.
  
• Supports cultural heritage initiatives that are developed in Latin America and aims to create a network of communities that are interested in the heritage and material culture of the region.
• Gives Latin American collections greater visibility and seeks to broaden the audiences who typically engage with Latin American contemporary and archaeological material.

The Centre acknowledges the manifold legacies of colonialism that “western” anthropology and history museums embody. It supports cultural heritage initiatives that act as a bulwark against social injustice and heterodoxy.

SDCELAR curators are specialists in archaeological and Indigenous cultures in Latin America, which is reflected in the projects we currently support. We currently welcome applications for small grants and collection research from under represented heritage communities, specifically from projects relating to Afrodescendent communities and cultures. The centre will privilege applications by members of these communities and grassroots projects.

Explore the map to find the projects that are affiliated to the Centre

This map provides access to the projects from across Latin America and the Caribbean that are affiliated to the Centre. These projects are contemporary art and heritage research initiatives that show the current innovative perspectives in the study of the culture and history in the region.