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A DREAM WITH HISTORY... The “Imágenes de la Selva” (Images of the Jungle) Museum was created by Rodolfo Teófilo Allou with the purpose of exhibiting the carvings that he made by himself, sometimes completely alone, some others with the help of apprentices, but always inspired by the lush vegetation which surrounded him. Holding hands with Mrs Pituka Allou, his wife, they founded this institution in the middle of the 20th century in the present-day Puerto Iguazú, a town that was then geographically far away from important cities, and with scarce means of communication. Thus, the Imágenes de la Selva Museum became the first alternative tourist place in the North of Misiones.
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Its venue changed place on several occasions, each time Mr Allou moved house. In 1986, without a proper place where to both store and exhibit his work, the artist donated all the pieces to the Bishopric of Puerto Iguazú for it to host this local heritage. From then on, the bishop Piña began exhibiting the pieces on 1° de Mayo Street with the guided visit of Mr Sebastián Duarte Duarte, who had been an assistant of Mr Allou. Some years later the museum was moved downtown, on Misiones Avenue, where it worked until it got its current location at the entrance of Santa María del Yguazú sanctuary. Nowadays, the museum continues its development with the same impetus together with Iguazú Jungle, the tourist enterprise that, with the diocese of Puerto Iguazú, gave it a definite place from where the memories of the Altoparanaceros and local identity are daily rescued. With such purpose, 60 years after its creation, the museum team is integrated by people who work dynamically on the preservation of the carvings, research into oral history, document the pieces, and provide information about this legacy. |
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