Museum Malba

The mission of Malba - Fundación Costantini, Malba, is since its founding in 2001, collecting, preserving, studying and disseminating Latin American art from the early twentieth century to the present.

Its main goals are to educate the public and raise their interest in Latin American creators; contribute to knowledge of the cultural productions of Latin America promoting the recognition of cultural and artistic diversity of this region; and share responsibility for this effort with the national and international community to promote artistic exchange between national, regional and international institutions and supporting innovative programs that focus on the visual arts and in Latin American culture.

The founding collection of the MALBA has 228 works from the Costantini Collection. Including paradigmatic pieces of Frida Kahlo, Wilfredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Diego Rivera, Joaquín Torres García, Antonio Berni, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Jorge de la Vega, Tarsila do Amaral, Pedro Figari, Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Guillermo Kuitca and José Bedia Valdés, among others. It also conducts temporary exhibitions, film festivals and conferences.