Museum of Foreign Debt
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°36′0.623″S 58°23′55.061″W / 34.60017306°S 58.39862806°W |
The Museum of Foreign Debt (Spanish: Museo de la Deuda Externa) is a public museum located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The museum is based within the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Buenos Aires.[1]
The museum's expositions and collection aim to depict the impact that foreign debt has had on Argentine economic development throughout its history.
History
[edit]Founded in April 2005, the museum opened its doors following the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression and the nationwide 2001 Argentine riots. During those years, Argentina prompted the largest foreign debt default in history – approximately $100 billion USD.[2]
The museum is sited within the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Economic Sciences's main building. The idea for the museum arose in 2001, directly following the debt crisis, and came from a discussion amongst graduate students and professors in the faculty, who embarked on a task to create "a space to illustrate in a didactic and attractive way the history of Argentine debt". Their exhibition “Foreign Debt: Never Again” opened to the public in April 2005, marking the official inauguration of the museum.[3][4]
The museum's items follow the Argentine national debt's history, recording its development and growth since the first attempt of independence in 1810 to the modern day.[1][5] They hold an archive of over 1200 classified documents examining the history of national debt and unemployment in the country.[4]
There is a travelling version of the museum, and they also hold online collections.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Finnegan, Brian (2006). "Nunca Más (Never Again). The Museum of Foreign Debt". The Public Historian. 28 (2): 113–117. doi:10.1525/tph.2006.28.2.113. ISSN 0272-3433.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Robin (20 April 2024). "Default — the fight over Argentina's $100bn debt crisis". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Maza, M. D. C., Cordero, G. W. (2012), University, socio-economic history and identity, International Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), retrieved 23 June 2025
- ^ a b "Un recorrido por la deuda externa argentina, en clave de arte". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Inauguran museo de la deuda argentina". BBC. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Exhibitist, The (1 September 2018). "Museo de la Deuda Externa [Museum of External Debt]". The Exhibitist. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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