Qhapaq Ñan

The exhibition is organized in several sections. The part dedicated to Qhapaq Ñan as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has a geographical order. It presents to the general public the work that the Technical Secretaries of the Qhapaq Ñan of the countries involved have developed in the field of international management and protection of cultural property.

Demonstrating that the Qhapaq Ñan is a living heritage, sections of contemporary art and crafts have been included. The first one shows how the Andean cosmovision has influenced the work of the artists selected for the exhibition. The second section shows how crafts are a living legacy of ancestral culture by means of a selection of pieces from CIDAP - Interamerican Center for Popular Arts and Crafts.

The exhibition also includes a selection of archaeological exhibits of the MUCIV-Museo delle Civiltà, the Luigi Pigorini prehistoric-ethnographic collection, with objects from the places of origin of the Qhapaq Ñan from different pre-Colombian periods.

Finally, a section of strategic partners (AICS, ICCROM, COOP CULTURE, CNR) introduces themes and projects that address current challenges: sustainable growth, responsible and community-based tourism, protection of native communities, encouragement of innovation, development and promotion of food security and sustainable agriculture.

This IILA project has been made possible by the collaboration of the six countries crossed by the trail, through their Embassies and Qhapaq Ñan secretaries; MUCIV – Museo delle Civiltà, that hosts the exhibition and displays a selection of its archaeological artifacts from Qhapaq Ñan locations; AICS – Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, that works on protection, valorization and documentation of material and immaterial heritage in the territories crossed by the Trail; CIDAP - Centro Interamericano de Artesanías y Artes Populares, with its display of contemporary craftmanship showing how this is a living heritage of Latin American culture; ICCROM - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, with its images of the Qhapaq Ñan in the 70’s and 80’s taken by Alva de Balderrama; CoopCulture, with its project for rural communities development “INCAmmino”; CNR – Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche, with its exhibition “Beyond the visible”, result of a collaboration with the University of Warsaw, showing how the most advanced technology in geophysics can be applied to archaeology.

With the support of:
DGCS – MAECI (Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale), CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, Terna

Under the patronage of:
MAECI – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale; MIBACT - Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo; Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l’UNESCO; ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites - Consiglio Nazionale Italiano dei Monumenti e dei Siti; ICCROM - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property; RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana; Associazione Italiana Turismo Responsabile; Touring Club Italiano.

Media partner:
RAI Cultura – Artribune – Universes in Universe

Technical sponsor:
Arte Cargo – Centro Sperimentale di Fotografia Adams