Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación

What Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación does

The Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación (CMPR) is a public cultural institution operated by the Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá through the Consejería de Paz, Víctimas y Reconciliación. Inaugurated on December 6, 2012, in the Parque de la Reconciliación within the former Globe B of Bogotá's Cementerio Central, the center functions as a symbolic memorial site anchored by a monolite containing 2012 tubes of earth collected from conflict territories across Colombia. The institution serves victims of the Colombian armed conflict and their families, educational communities (teachers, students, and schools implementing the Cátedra de Paz curriculum), academics and researchers, artists and cultural managers, and the general citizenship of Bogotá.

The CMPR's core offerings center on memory construction, peace pedagogy, historical truth preservation, and victim dignification. Principal products include the permanent exhibition "Terca Esperanza" (inaugurated December 11, 2025, with nearly 100 pieces organized in 4 nodes and 14 modules, co-developed with 63+ victim organizations), the children's space Sala Camino a Casa, the Centro de Documentación, and the programmatic initiative "Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes" — an annual public symbolic action since 2021 developed with 12+ organizations of families of forcibly disappeared persons. Supporting products span pedagogical tools (Guardianes de la memoria, 1,2,3 por ti, Cuadernos Viajeros, Cartografía: Bogotá Ciudad Memoria), audiovisual productions and podcasts (including the "El mito de Sísifo" collaboration with El Espectador), and publications. Infrastructure includes a 300-person auditorium (Auditorio Generación de Paz), three 30-person multi-purpose rooms (Aulas Múltiples), a sewing workshop, a recording studio, and a mobile application deployed across iOS and Android. No AI/ML, API, or proprietary technology stack is disclosed in the input data.

The institution operates as a non-commercial public entity: entry and exhibitions are free of charge, and spaces are made available at no cost to victims' organizations, academics, and the public. Revenue is funded through Bogotá's municipal government budget, with no pricing model, no paying customers, and no investor funding. The center is led by Director Andrea del Pilar Mora Manrique (appointed August 14, 2025) and staffed by approximately 15 employees organized across strategic lines including Memory and Creation, Documentation, Territorial Memories, and Pedagogy. Strategic partnerships span District entities (Secretaría de Educación, Secretaría Distrital de Integración Social, Planetario de Bogotá, BibloRed), victim organizations (ASFADDES, MOVICE, MAFAPO, Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista), academia, and media.

Name

Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación

Legal name

Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación

Website

https://centromemoria.gov.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación is a public cultural institution in Bogotá, Colombia, operated by the municipal government to promote peace, memory, and reconciliation through exhibitions, pedagogical programs, and documentation serving conflict victims, students, academics, and the general public.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural and Memorial Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (712120), Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Memory institutions
• Peace pedagogy
• Conflict memorialization
• Historical memory
• Victim reconciliation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación operates as a public cultural institution that provides spaces, exhibitions, pedagogical programs, and documentation services dedicated to the construction of historical memory about the Colombian armed conflict, victim dignification, peace education, and democratic reconciliation in Bogotá. The institution runs permanent and temporary exhibitions, guided tours, audio/visual productions, podcasts, and books, and hosts events and commemorations with victim organizations, educators, academics, and the general public.

Product overview

Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación (CMPR) is a public memory center that operates as a unified cultural institution offering exhibitions, pedagogical programs, and documentation services. The core offerings include the permanent exhibition 'Terca Esperanza' and temporary exhibitions (Exposiciones Temporales), the children's space Sala Camino a Casa, the documentation center, and event venues (Auditorio Generación de Paz and Aulas Múltiples). Supporting programs include 'Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes' for honoring disappeared persons, and production of audiovisual content, podcasts, books, and pedagogical materials like 'Guardianes de la memoria,' '1, 2, 3 por ti,' and 'Cartografía: Bogotá Ciudad Memoria.' The institution provides guided tours and manages spaces for victims' organizations, academics, artists, and the general public.

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Brands

• Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes: A public symbolic action project honoring victims of forced disappearance in Colombia, creating constellations in the sky to represent disappeared persons, developed with over 12 organizations of victims' families.
• Sala Camino a Casa
• Terca Esperanza
• Cartografía: Bogotá Ciudad Memoria
• Guardianes de la memoria
• 1, 2, 3 por ti

Products and services

• Visitas Guiadas (Guided Tours) Guided tours for groups of up to 40 people led by CMPR professionals covering the most representative spaces of the center and current exhibitions using stories, guiding questions, and pedagogical tools.
• Auditorio Generación de Paz An auditorium with capacity for approximately 300 people used for artistic presentations, theater, forums, conversations, and documentary and film screenings.
• Sala Infantil Camino a Casa A space designed for children (ages 6-12) to experience exercises related to memory, peace, and reconciliation through pedagogical materials, literature, play, artistic creation, and exploration.
• Centro de Documentación A documentation center where visitors can access a wide variety of archives and information related to memory, peace, and reconciliation in Bogotá.
• Exposición permanente «Terca Esperanza» Permanent exhibition featuring nearly 100 pieces organized in 4 nodes and 14 modules, exploring memory of armed conflict in Bogotá through various artistic languages and repertoires.
• Exposiciones Temporales Temporary exhibitions lasting 30-90 days, showcasing projects from social organizations and victims' groups, with 100 square meters of exhibition space featuring modular panels and lighting systems.
• Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes Public action project since 2021 creating a sky monument with asterisms representing forcibly disappeared persons, developed with over 12 organizations of victims' families and the Planetario de Bogotá.
• Producción Audiovisual Audiovisual productions including documentary series such as 'No fueron balas perdidas,' 'El Poder de lo Local,' animated shorts like 'Kimy, el guardián del río,' and historical pieces about the Colombian conflict.
• Producción Sonora (Pódcast) Audio productions including podcasts such as 'Ausentes, estrellas presentes,' 'El mito de Sísifo' (in partnership with El Espectador), and 'Barrios con Memorias' exploring collective memories of various neighborhoods.
• Guardianes de la memoria Pedagogical material for children and adolescents affected by armed conflict and migration to construct memory and peace in the city through various narratives.
• 1, 2, 3 por ti Audiovisual and pedagogical material using animation and metaphor to explain cases from the 'Bogotá: Ciudad Memoria' cartography to children, part of the Sala Camino a Casa strategy.
• Cartografía: Bogotá Ciudad Memoria Pedagogical instrument for exploring the city and constructing plural memories with a sense of future, documenting memory locations and processes across Bogotá.
• Cuadernos Viajeros Methodology for memory construction with children ages 6-12, developed in partnership with the Secretaría de Educación del Distrito and educational institutions.
• Libros y publicaciones Books including 'Cárcel y Memoria,' 'Memorable I and II,' 'Agua Corriente,' 'Naturaleza Común,' 'Paisajes Inadvertidos,' and pedagogical guides for commemorating dates like April 9.
• Aulas Múltiples Three multi-purpose rooms, each with capacity for 30 people, equipped with projector and sound system for workshops and small group activities.
• Taller de oficios A sewing workshop designed by social and victims' organizations for working and convening discussions on gastronomy, memory, peace, and truth.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Planetario de Bogotá (Idartes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes' initiative, providing the venue for the sky monument event. The Planetarium serves as the location for the public action where families of disappeared persons create celestial maps representing victims.
• BibloRed (Red Distrital de Bibliotecas Públicas de Bogotá)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes' initiative, contributing to the collective memory project through the library network.
• ASFADDES (Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictim organization partner in the 'Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes' initiative representing families of disappeared persons who contribute to the sky monument project.
• MOVICE (Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictim organization partner in the 'Ausentes, Estrellas Presentes' initiative.
• MAFAPO (Madres de los Falsos Positivos de Soacha)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictim organization partner representing mothers of victims of extrajudicial executions, participating in collective memory initiatives.
• FNEB (Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation named after Nydia Erika Bautista (detained disappeared 1987), actively participating in memory and search initiatives.
• Secretaría de Educación del DistritocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the District Education Secretary for pedagogical materials and the Cátedra de Paz (Peace Chair) implementation in schools. Jointly produces guides like 'Guardianes de la memoria' and educational materials.
• Secretaría Distrital de Integración Social (SDIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-institutional partnership through the 'Atrapasueños' Strategy for collaborative pedagogical projects with children and adolescents.
• Fundación PLANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Guardianes de la memoria' methodology guide, contributing to pedagogical tools for children affected by conflict.
• Instituto Caro y CuervominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of the book 'Naturaleza Común' with ex-combatants, as part of creative writing formation processes.
• El EspectadorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia partner for the podcast 'El mito de Sísifo' exploring incarceration, memory, and pandemic experiences.
• Alta Consejería de Paz, Víctimas y ReconciliacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent government entity of the CMPR, providing institutional direction and policy framework for the center's operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (CNMH): Colombia's national-level public memory institution charged with documenting the armed conflict and supporting victims' rights. Directly comparable in mandate, public-sector status, and audience (conflict victims, educators, academics), though at national rather than city scope.
• Casa de la Memoria (Medellín): City-level public memory institution in Medellín with an almost identical mandate: memorialize the Colombian armed conflict, host exhibitions, support victim organizations, and run peace pedagogy. The closest functional analog to CMPR at city level.
• ESMA - Museo Sitio de Memoria: Argentine memorial museum located in a former clandestine detention center used during the dictatorship. Highly comparable operating model: public institution, exhibits on state violence, pedagogical programming, and site-as-monument concept similar to CMPR's former-cemetery location and earth-tube monolite.
• Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos: Chile's national memory museum dedicated to the Pinochet dictatorship era, operated as a public cultural institution with permanent exhibitions, educational programs, and documentation center. Directly comparable mission, scale, and operating model.
• Parque de la Memoria - Monumento a las Víctimas del Terrorismo de Estado: Argentine memorial park honoring victims of state terrorism, combining a monumental sculpture, exhibition space, and educational programming. Closely comparable to CMPR's combination of physical monument (monolite) plus exhibition and pedagogical functions.
• Museo Memoria y Tolerancia: Mexico City museum focused on memory of mass atrocities and promotion of tolerance, with permanent and temporary exhibitions and strong educational programming. Comparable as a memory-focused cultural institution in Latin America.
• House of Terror Museum: Budapest museum housed in the former headquarters of two repressive regimes (Hungarian Arrow Cross and ÁVH), dedicated to memorializing victims of both. Directly comparable as a memorial museum in a former site of repression with permanent exhibitions and educational programming.

Broad incumbents

• Museo Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's national museum with broader historical and cultural scope. While not exclusively focused on conflict memory, it shares the museum-operator role, public-sector backing, and educational programming model relevant to CMPR's operations.

Regional players

• Museo de Antioquia: One of Colombia's oldest and most prominent regional museums, with collections spanning art, history, and anthropology. Comparable as a Colombian museum operator with educational programming, though it does not specialize in conflict memory.

Emerging players

• War Childhood Museum: Sarajevo-based museum dedicated to the experience of childhood in war, using personal artifacts, oral histories, and participatory exhibitions. Comparable as a memory institution focused on conflict impact, with a smaller footprint and emerging global profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/centromemoria
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/VictimasBogota/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/CMPReconciliacion
• Instagraminstagram.com/centromemoriabogota

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Profiles4 records

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