Colombia a comienzos del nuevo milenio

Una cuestión espinosa : la legitimidad y vigencia de una Constitución centenaria - De la utopía radical de 1863 a la contrarrevolución restauradora de 1886 - Reformismo constitucional y poder constituyente - Circunstancias, estilo y propósitos de las principales reformas - Conservadurismo bajo apariencia innovadora - Las supresiones y rechazos correctivos - Los refuerzos modernizantes - Vacíos, desgaste, deformaciones y desequilibrios del sistema - En busca de una salida democrática y justiciera - La constitución que no queremos ver.

Presenta un cuadro de la economia y la sociedad colombiana en la epoca de la colonia: el proceso de dominacion espa?ola, la evolucion de la poblacion indigena sometida, la tenencia de la tierra, la mineria del oro y el comercio.

The main text is an address delivered by Antonio Nariño to the Colombian Senate in 1823 to defend himself against charges by political opponents. The text is presented in a facsimile of the original manuscript and in transcription.

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...