Growing, Healing, Knowing, And Sharing: The Community Museum Of Traditional Medicine Of Huancollo, Bolivia Exhibition Review

The Community Museum of Traditional Medicine in Huancollo, Bolivia, serves as a vital repository for preserving and sharing Aymara ancestral knowledge. The museum, part of the Qhapaq ñan network, highlights three interconnected roots: the literal roots of healing plants used by the community, the foundational roots of resisting cultural erasure through healers' practices, and the interdependent roots linking contemporary heritage efforts with precolonial Andean communication systems. By analyzing the museum's displays, this review underscores its role in safeguarding indigenous traditions while connecting them to broader historical and ecological contexts.

Gottret, I. (2025). Growing, Healing, Knowing, And Sharing: The Community Museum Of Traditional Medicine Of Huancollo, Bolivia Exhibition Review. Museological Review, (27), 114–122. https://doi.org/10.29311/mr.vi27.4885