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A director sleeps with his eyes open

José María Luzón Nogué, Museum Director, 1994-1996
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A director sleeps with his eyes open

José María Luzón Nogué, Museum Director, 1994-1996

One day, the Director is at home and they call to tell him that the door of Murillo is on fire. Somebody threw a Molotov cocktail or something along those lines, it's 11 p.m., and he rushes to the Museum. The director of the Museum has to be ready for anything. That happened to me and the repairs cost 14 million pesetas. Metaphorically, you could say that the director must sleep with his eyes open.

Professor of Archaeology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Director of the Museo del Prado and the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Managing Director of the Bellas Artes y Archivos and permanent member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

Interview recorded on June 13, 2018

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  1. An unexpected proposal
    An unexpected proposal
  2. The first task
    The first task
  3. The basis for the Museum's independence
    The basis for the Museum's independence
  4. A national longing
    A national longing
  5. The great priority
    The great priority
  6. Research areas
    Research areas
  7. The ideal place for sculptures
    The ideal place for sculptures
  8. Two men of power
    Two men of power
  9. The portrait of Innocent X
    The portrait of Innocent X
  10. The end of the mandate
    The end of the mandate
  11. The Prado Museum's twin brother
    The Prado Museum's twin brother
  12. A director sleeps with his eyes open
    A director sleeps with his eyes open
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 Head of the Department of Conservation of 18th Century Painting and Goya, 1978-2019
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Miguel Zugaza Miranda

 Museum Director, 2002-2017
Head of the Museum and founding member of The Friends of The Prado Museum Foundation

Francisco Calvo Serraller

 Museum Director, 1993-1994
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Fernando Checa Cremades

 Museum Director, 1996-2001
1990. Initial Contact

Gabriele Finaldi

 Assistant Director of Conservation and Research, 2002-2015
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