These are their stories.
This is our fight against oblivion.
About the museum
AMA Y NO OLVIDA, the Museum of Memory against Impunity, was built with the primary objective of contributing to dignifying the victims of the Nicaraguan State beginning in April 2018 and honoring their memory. The museum challenges the official narrative that criminalizes citizens who participated in civic protests and the climate of impunity fostered by the Nicaraguan government. The museum features biographies of victims of state violence, as well as information and accounts of the events, photos, audiovisual materials, and various documents that provide insight into the context of the social protest.
Museum in Exile
Because “Nicaragua is a de facto police state” (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 2021), AMA y NO OLVIDA was forced into exile. Over the past four years, we have traveled through Ibero-America, the United States, Central Europe, and Asia with more than 20 exhibitions of our traveling showcase.
We have presented in institutions such as the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, the city councils of Montpellier, France, and Zaragoza, Spain, as well as in Geneva, Switzerland, during the latest Universal Periodic Review of Nicaragua at the United Nations (2024). We have also exhibited in art and design museums and human rights festivals in San José, Guatemala City, Buenos Aires, California, New York, Madrid, Cologne, and Berlin. Additionally, we have participated in events at universities in the United States, Costa Rica, and Spain.
Itineraries
Hastac Conference, Nueva York, Estados Unidos -2023
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Ayuntamiento de Montpellier, Montpellier, Francia - 2023
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RightsCon en el Centro de Convenciones CR, San José, Costa Rica - 2023
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos, FICDH, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 2023
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Centro Cívico Torre Llobeta, Barcelona, España - 2023
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Cuarto Espacio, Sala de Exposiciones de la Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España - 2023
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Awards
AMA & Build the Memory, Interactive Art-Book
Winner of the Immersive Impact Award at the International Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA 2023), and in this category, recipient of the Jury Prizes for Creative Advocacy and Journalistic Documentation.
Best Social Design Award at the 365: AIGA Year in Design 2022 competition.
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Digital Innovation for Public Freedoms Award (2020) from the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation of Nicaragua.
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Allied Organizations
The creation of the archive and the development of our Museum in Exile campaign have been made possible thanks to the support of more than 40 collectives, organizations, and institutions committed to Human Rights in Nicaragua and around the world.