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With its regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) has a genuinely international orientation. This also characterizes the work of the library, for which international cooperation and networks are of central importance. The internation

José Arturo Castellanos and one of the greatest rescue missions of the Second World War were commemorated in a live film-concert at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. The Salvadoran general and diplomat José Arturo Castellanos (1893–1977) saved the lives of thousands of people during the Shoah. As C

On March 27, 2025, a high-ranking delegation from the funding agency of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, FAPESP, visited the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI, Ibero-American Institute) for an exchange on German-Brazilian scientific cooperation. FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S

On April 1, 2025, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, H.E. Vladimir A. Franco Sousa, paid a visit to the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Director Barbara Göbel showed him around the institute, presented him holdings on Panama and exchanged views with him on the scientific and cultural

On April 3, 2025, a working meeting between Colombian Vice Minister Mauricio Jaramillo and Barbara Göbel, director of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI), took place at the IAI on German-Colombian cooperation in science, culture and collections. Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, the Colombian Vice Mini

In memory of the recently deceased Peruvian author and Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, a small showcase exhibition is currently presented in the reading room of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. Mario Vargas Llosa (1936 – 2025) visited the IAI in person several times. Among other ocasions, i

Peter Birle on the ntv podcast about relations between the USA and Latin America and the implications for Europe. In a double episode, the ntv podcast “Wirtschaft Welt & Weit (external link, opens in a new window)” looks at relations between the USA and Latin America since Donald Trump’s presidency.

As part of the “Arquivo Kamayurá” project, representatives of the Kamayurá culture visited and documented ethnographic-historical objects of the Kamayurá culture in European museums and also visited the IAI. On March 10, 2025, Kanawayuri Marcello Kamayurá and Auakamu Kamayurá visited the Ibero-Ameri

Peter Birle reports in arte Magazin on how the governments of various Latin American countries are dealing with the policies of the new US president. Donald Trump'seconomic and migration policy poses new challenges for many Latin American countries. The Scientific Director of the Ibero-Amerikanische

In May, we had the opportunity to welcome a group of Bachelor students from the Department of Romance Studies from the Free University of Berlin. The tour was specially tailored to the interests of the course "`Discovering´ Latin America - from 1492 to the present day". During the event, we explored