In 1997, when a jury of the Fortabat Foundation decided to give its prize for the best first novel by an Argentine to “The Anatomist”, a controversial novel by Federico Andahazi, Fortabat did not approve.
Rainer Maria Rilke | Carl Maria von Weber | Santa Maria | Maria Callas | Santa Maria Capua Vetere | Maria | Maria Theresa | Henrietta Maria of France | José María Aznar | Maria Muldaur | Maria Bethânia | Carlo Maria Giulini | Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | Ave Maria | Santa Maria, Bulacan | Maria Theresa of Austria | Maria Edgeworth | Maria Montessori | María Conchita Alonso | Erich Maria Remarque | Maria João | Maria Cantwell | Rainer Maria Latzke | Maria McKee | Santa María la Antigua del Darién | Santa Maria degli Angeli | Santa Maria, California | Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | Maria Ozawa | María Félix |
The museum was initiated by María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, the longtime Chairperson and chief stockholder of Loma Negra, the largest cement manufacturer in Argentina.