The National University, the Rosario University, and the Javeriana University questioned the Government for removing pieces from the National Museum: “There is no common memory where only one voice decides”

Three prominent academic institutions in Colombia—the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and the Universidad del Rosario—have publicly rejected the national government's decision to remove specific pieces from the Museo Nacional. In their official statements, the academic communities criticized the measure by asserting that a shared historical memory cannot exist when a single authority dictates the narrative.

The controversy surrounding the museum alterations emerged alongside concurrent political tensions in the country's Congress. Lawmakers Iván Cepeda and Jota Pe Hernández engaged in a public dispute regarding allegations made by former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso concerning the current administration.