Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos
Encyclopedia
Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos (ILAM), is a web portal
that provides a wide variety of information relating to museum
s and park
s in countries within Latin America
. The site provides links to the most outstanding museums and heritage centres in the region, and searches can be made both geographically and topically. In addition, the website contains updated information on activities, conferences, and other events concerning museums in the region and elsewhere. Job vacancies, internship opportunities in the regions's museums, as well as a host of papers and publications pertaining to cultural heritage and museology in Latin American, are available from ILAM.
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
that provides a wide variety of information relating to museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s and park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
s in countries within Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. The site provides links to the most outstanding museums and heritage centres in the region, and searches can be made both geographically and topically. In addition, the website contains updated information on activities, conferences, and other events concerning museums in the region and elsewhere. Job vacancies, internship opportunities in the regions's museums, as well as a host of papers and publications pertaining to cultural heritage and museology in Latin American, are available from ILAM.