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A jointly organized webinar between the Embassy of Argentina and Sociedad de Autismo Argentina. We hope to have an overview of the reality of autistic people in Britain and think of a proposal to further advance their rights in both countries.

An Anglo-Argentine Society talk by Mark Menzies, Chair of the APPG for Argentina. In partnership with the British Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Society of British Argentine Lawyers.

Axel Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen is a Chilean writer, columnist, and lawyer. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Senior Fellow at Fundación para el Progreso, Chile, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Latin America at Atlas Network.

The Embassy and the British San Martín Institute invite you to a presentation by
Argentine historian Beatriz Bragoni. With the support of the Embassy
& co-organized with the BRITISH SAN MARTIN INSTITUTE.

Join the British Venezuelan Society for an overview of the economic outlook in the context of the de facto dollarisation in Venezuela, which has occurred in the midst of hyperinflation and is now being increasingly permitted by the regime

Rethinking inequality reduction programmes in post-COVID Latin America is timely and urgent. What are the pathways forward? After a decade or more in which inequality had fallen in Latin America, in recent years inequality had risen once more, motivating waves of protests across the region. COVID-19 has exploited existing inequalities affecting both the health outcomes and livelihoods of the poorest segments of the population.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Embassy of Argentina in the UK invites you to discuss the challenges, complexities, events and contributions of women in science.

The Anglo Peruvian Society is pleased to welcome Ronald Wright, who will speak about his lifelong fascination with Peru, and how this led him to his first book Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey in Peru (new edition by Eland) and to his latest, The Gold Eaters, a novel set during the Spanish invasion of the Incas.

As authoritarian regimes started to escalate in Latin America during the 60s, artists began to reject the institutional artistic perspective that was, in most cases, controlled by the government. Artists made a dramatic shift towards conceptualism as a political resistance tool that would allow them to intervene in society and promote social change. Nevertheless, despite their...

Recent political events in the US and Europe have focused scholarly debate on the nature of populism and its relationship to democracy. In the context of Latin America the concept has a long history. Associated with economic nationalism and the co-optation of particular classes from the early twentieth century, from the 1990s a neo-liberal form of populism emerged in Latin America.

This live online seminar series provides an open forum for engaging with new and cutting-edge research on diverse topics in Iberian and Latin American art and visual culture. The weekly sessions usually take place on Wednesdays, 6.00-7.00pm, except the fourth session scheduled for Tuesday, 2 February. The talks last ca. 40 minutes and are followed by Q&A.

Lecture by Marie Arana in conversation with Carlos Lozada. The Anglo Peruvian Society is thrilled to welcome this fantastic duo. The distinguished Peruvian author Marie Arana's new book Silver, Sword and Stone is being hugely praised for capturing the history, culture and soul of Latin America with academic accuracy and journalistic passion. Its title embraces the traditional pillars of power - finance, government and religion. Appropriately for Peru's bicentenary, Marie Arana's other books include Bolívar about the Liberator. She was for years the literary editor of The Washington Post and is now the Literary Director of the world's largest library, The Library of Congress.

The London Latin Music Festival is back in September in its 20th year. First shows have just been announced. The festival hosts global superstars and the very best emerging talent from across the Latin Music world in venues across Central London. It boasts an array of UK debuts, world premieres and rare UK appearances.

Todos los domingos a las 20 horas #QuedateEnCasa y reviví en tu pantalla, desde cualquier lugar del mundo, las producciones del Teatro Colón.
El Teatro Colón pone a disposición estos contenidos en el marco del programa #CulturaEnCasa del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Being at home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Madrid's Museo del Prado. Take a virtual tour and spend time amongst some of the greatest Spanish painters ever.

The Embassy of Mexico provides a list of video links to Mexican museums, concerts, a series of documentaries and suggested books for children, as well as recipes from Mexican restaurants in the UK.

Explorá la colección digital del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina, con más de 2500 obras, donde encontrarás imágenes en alta definición, textos, audios y recorridos sugeridos.

You can navigate the inside of the Museo Histórico Nacional (National History Museum) with its virtual tour. The MHN is located at the heart of Santiago and was founded in 1911. This museum is one of Chile’s three national museums and it guards a collection which promotes gathering, conservation, research and outreach of Chile’s tangible and intangible historic memory.

Learn more about upcoming cultural events at Instituto Cervantes.