The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, AKA MALBA opened in 2001. Initiated by a wealthy Argentine industrialist & philanthropist named Eduardo F. Constantini, it is a wonderful museum dedicated to Latin American contemporary art. The building was the product of a 1997 design contest and is the only large museum in the country specifically designed for that purpose. The structure was designed by three Argentinean architects from Córdoba, Gaston Atelman, Martin Fourcade & Alfredo Tapia. It is a striking building with a definite modernist bent, totally appropriate for the contemporary art in the collection.
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