“Kueka, Guardians of Ancestral Memory” photographic exhibition inaugurated

Published at: 01/05/2025 12:19 PM

This Tuesday, the photographic exhibition “Kueka, Guardians of Ancestral Memory” opened in Caracas, based on the important stone of the Pemón people.

The activity, at the headquarters of the National Art Gallery (GAN), was led by the Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, who highlighted the struggle of the people and the Bolivarian Government to achieve the return of the ancient Abuela Kueka stone, achieved in 2020.

In this regard, he assured that the repatriation of this stone is a victory for the peoples, while adding that during his accompaniment in this process he learned, “together with the Pemón people fighting for their Cueca grandmother, the symbolism, energy, hope and spirituality that this community has.”

He also celebrated the resistance of the Pemón people in the fight for their Kueka, “they showed us that it is really worth fighting, that their own values are superior to imposed values (...) today we see the millennial persistence of the Pemón people who know how to defend their rights, defend their values, are capable of transcending”.

The inauguration was accompanied by the Minister of Popular Power for Culture, Ernesto Villegas, who described the rescue of the Kueka stone as “epic”, and assured that this fact “fills all Venezuelans with pride (...) In times of persecution against Venezuela and against Venezuela, having rescued that part of our cultural identity acquires a supremely special value”.

“We are fortunate that Commander Chávez led the Bolivarian Revolution and took up the cause of the Pemón people and President Nicolás Maduro Moros assumed it as Chávez himself, committed himself and fulfilled it, allowing us to achieve this victory,” he added.

The photographic exhibition is a tribute to cultural richness, to collective memory and highlights the struggle of the Mapaurí community of the Pemón people; and it will be open to the public for two months, during the National Art Gallery hours, from Tuesday to Wednesday from 10am to 2pm; Thursday and Friday from 5pm to 8pm; and on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Mazo News Team/MPPRE