INTERVIEW
Interview with
Mayki Gorosito
1 . Mayki Gorosito , Director of the ESMA Museum and Memory Site , during the ceremony for recognition as a Cultural Asset of Mercosur ( 2023 ) | ESMA
Transforming trauma into testimony : Mayki Gorosito on the ESMA Museum ’ s role in memory , justice , and Human Rights
Mayki Gorosito is the Executive Director of the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory , a museum and memorial located within the former Navy Mechanics School of the Argentine Republic . During the civic-military dictatorship ( 1976 – 1983 ), it was the main Clandestine Centre for Detention , Torture , and Extermination , where approximately 5,000 people were abducted , tortured , and disappeared . As a result of a gradual process involving public administrations and a large group of human rights organisations , the former ESMA is now the principal space of memory of the dictatorship and an international reference for the preservation of the heritage of repression and incarceration . In September 2023 , the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory was added to the list of properties recognised as UNESCO World Heritage .
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