President Peña inaugurates Viedma Museum, a new pillar for Jesuit history in Paraguay

President Santiago Peña inaugurated the Viedma Museum (MUVA) in San Ignacio, Misiones, a new cultural center dedicated to preserving Paraguay's Guarani-Jesuit history. Peña underscored the museum's significance beyond artifact display, calling it a "passion and commitment to our memory and culture" and an act of "generosity and profound responsibility to future generations."

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This museum is born out of a passion and a commitment to our memory and our culture. Furthermore, it is an act of enormous generosity and profound responsibility to future generations.

The MUVA houses 78 murals, which the President described as the work of an "irreplaceable artist." He highlighted the museum's capacity to safeguard invaluable Paraguayan cultural heritage, embodying the "dual memory: Jesuit and Guarani, which profoundly marked the history of our Nation and the entire region." Peña believes the space fosters a dialogue between art, spirituality, history, and knowledge, thereby strengthening cultural identity and expanding cultural tourism opportunities.

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Here will be preserved an invaluable part of Paraguayan cultural heritage, here will dwell the dual memory: the Jesuit and the Guarani, which profoundly marked the history of our Nation and the entire region.

Beyond its historical value, Peña stressed the socioeconomic impact of such projects on local communities. "Every museum, every historical site recovered, every heritage space valued, generates opportunities for communities, dynamizes the local economy, and positions Paraguay as a country that values and protects its history," he stated. He appealed to civil society and the business sector to emulate these initiatives, seeking more individuals like Manuel Viedma who invest in culture.

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art, spirituality, history, and knowledge dialogue

The administration's commitment to preserving national heritage was reiterated, with Peña mentioning the unprecedented "Ateconderá" program for safeguarding and restoring cultural assets. The President's vision positions cultural development and investment as key drivers for local economies and national identity.

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Every museum, every historical site recovered, every heritage space valued, generates opportunities for communities, dynamizes the local economy, and positions Paraguay as a country that values and protects its history.