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Through Decree 346/2025, the national government formalized a significant restructuring in the cultural sphere. The National Museum of Fine Arts and the Tecnópolis Park will cease to operate as decentralized agencies and will become organizational units within the Secretariat of Culture of the Presidency of the Nation. The measure is part of a broader process of reorganization of the Public Administration with the stated objective of reducing state spending. The National Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1895, is one of the leading art centers in Latin America and until now enjoyed a significant degree of operational autonomy. With this decision, its administration will be aligned with the model of the other 22 national museums, under the direct control of the Ministry of Culture. Although no changes to its responsibilities are specified, the loss of administrative autonomy could impact its daily operations and management capacity. In the case of Tecnópolis, the park created in 2011 as a federal space for the promotion of science, technology, culture, and art, it will also be absorbed into the Ministry of Culture as a department without independent management or its own budget. Since its founding, it has played a key role in the dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge nationwide, particularly through educational activities and mass events. The decree also orders the dissolution of the Browniano, Newberiano, and Belgraniano National Institutes, entities with historical functions in preserving the legacy of the countrys founding figures. Their responsibilities will be absorbed by a new department called the Cabinet of Advisors Unit - Historical Affairs, although operational and budgetary details have not yet been specified. Other technical institutions were also affected by the restructuring. The government ordered the elimination of the National Observatory on the Dynamics of Social Change, as well as the transformation of CONICET and CONAE, which will cease to operate as decentralized agencies. The functions these entities previously performed will be redistributed, although the official text does not specify further details. According to the Executive Branch, these decisions seek to avoid the duplication of administrative structures, improve state efficiency, and achieve more centralized resource management. However, sectors linked to science, art, and culture warn of the potential negative impacts on institutional development, cultural policy planning, and the preservation of national heritage. |
