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A Local's Guide to Montevideo, Uruguay

So passionate about sharing her hometown of Montevideo with others, Dr. Daniela Ottati Reperger wrote her master's thesis on tourism in Uruguay then completed her Ph.D. dissertation on geography ...
The Art Newspaper

Putting Uruguay on the art map: sculptor Pablo Atchugarry is building a world-class museum in his home country

Hoping to bolster his country’s presence on the global art scene, the Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry is overseeing the development of the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Atchugarry (Maca). Designed ...
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Marijuana museum opens in Uruguay

A museum dedicated to all things marijuana was inaugurated in Montevideo, Uruguay. The government legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in 2013 in a bid to create the world's first regulated ...
The Jamaica Observer

Uruguay to have marijuana museum

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) — Marijuana-friendly Uruguay will soon have a museum dedicated to ganja. “It is a way to connect people who love nature, art and science,” said the director of the museum, ...
Artnet

One of Uruguay’s Most Prominent Artists Is Funding and Building the Country’s First Contemporary Art Museum

Pablo Atchugarry, one of Uruguay’s leading contemporary artists, is planning to open the nation’s first contemporary art museum in the resort town of Punta del Este. Dubbed the Museo Arte ...