Colombia has removed the Botero Dove of Peace from the presidential palace and returned it to the National Museum ahead of the August 7 transition.
Culture · Colombia
Key Facts
—Sculpture Fernando Botero’s bronze ‘La Paloma de la Paz’ (Dove of Peace) was removed from the presidential palace in Bogotá.
—Timing The move is part of the routine presidential transition ahead of Abelardo De La Espriella’s August 7, 2026 inauguration.
—Donation Botero donated the work on September 24, 2016, just before the government signed a historic peace accord with the FARC guerrillas.
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