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31 December 2009

Pedro Álvarez Moreno, Head of the Area of Works and Maintenance, 1994-2009
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31 December 2009

Pedro Álvarez Moreno, Head of the Area of Works and Maintenance, 1994-2009

I left on 31 December 2009. I chose the date. I went to the Ministry. The official record of 2009 includes a short text on this. I always say they kicked me out because the employment agreement of that time stated that I had to retire at 65. I wanted to carry on working and I couldn’t at the Museum; so I had to go somewhere else in order to continue.

I miss the people. I still dream about the Museum, would you believe it. I miss the people and the activity; I mean, not knowing what you’re going to find the next day. You left home and said to yourself: “Let’s see what today brings, where we’ll end up, what’s going to happen.” I miss that tension, that activity. A lot.

He worked at the Museo del Prado as Head of the Area of Works and Maintenance from 1994 to 2009. He works as an architect, participating in major projects such as the remodelling of the roof, the Museum's extension or the re-model and enlarge of the Casón del Buen Retiro.

Interview recorded on May 09, 2018

Interview index

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  1. Head of Works and Maintenance
    Head of Works and Maintenance
  2. My first day at the Museum
    My first day at the Museum
  3. The reason for having an architect in the Museum
    The reason for having an architect in the Museum
  4. By the time the exhibition starts, I’ve already finished
    By the time the exhibition starts, I’ve already finished
  5. 1995. When someone burned down the Murillo entrance
    1995. When someone burned down the Murillo entrance
  6. Work on the Prado’s roof
    Work on the Prado’s roof
  7. The office building
    The office building
  8. An amazing engineering project
    An amazing engineering project
  9. The Casón, the ugly duckling
    The Casón, the ugly duckling
  10. José María Luzón and the sculpture gallery
    José María Luzón and the sculpture gallery
  11. Fernando Checa and the roof
    Fernando Checa and the roof
  12. Miguel Zugaza and the changes to the extension
    Miguel Zugaza and the changes to the extension
  13. The central gallery. A high point
    The central gallery. A high point
  14. It’s the people that make this work
    It’s the people that make this work
  15. 31 December 2009
    31 December 2009
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