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Guernica. A boost for the Casón

Ana Gutiérrez Márquez, Senior Technician of Museums (Conservation of 19th Century Painting), 1975-2018
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Guernica. A boost for the Casón

Ana Gutiérrez Márquez, Senior Technician of Museums (Conservation of 19th Century Painting), 1975-2018

Guernica arrived in September 1981. The arrangements to move it to Spain from New York were entirely made by the Ministry of Education. It was entirely a ministerial undertaking and the Museum was hardly responsible for anything. The only thing it did was lend the space of the Casón del Buen Retiro.
So, with the arrival of Guernica this “homely little museum” became a real museum with all its requirements: security measures, restoration studio, photography studio... The Casón changed overnight. From having almost no visitors it went to getting a tremendous avalanche. And more staff had to be employed. Above all, a lot of room warders arrived, people who are now in the Museum. From the time of the arrival of Guernica the Casón became completely incorporated into the structure of the Museo del Prado and started to function as another curatorial department even though we were in a different building.

She began working at the Library of the Department of 19th Century Painting, then becoming Conservator in 1987.

Interview recorded on February 21, 2018

Interview index

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  1. The Prado, a marvellous school
    The Prado, a marvellous school
  2. A “homely little museum”
    A “homely little museum”
  3. The old library at the Casón
    The old library at the Casón
  4. “Are you capable of organising this?”
    “Are you capable of organising this?”
  5. <em>Guernica</em>. A boost for the Casón
    Guernica. A boost for the Casón
  6. Holding Picasso’s drawings in my hands
    Holding Picasso’s drawings in my hands
  7. The 19th-century collection with <em>Guernica</em>. Looking at what you could
    The 19th-century collection with Guernica. Looking at what you could
  8. 1982. Photography and restoration at the Casón
    1982. Photography and restoration at the Casón
  9. 1992. The empty gallery
    1992. The empty gallery
  10. Joaquín de la Puente
    Joaquín de la Puente
  11. José Luis Díez. A new era
    José Luis Díez. A new era
  12. 1997. The Casón closes
    1997. The Casón closes
  13. The 19th century: galleries that everyone understands
    The 19th century: galleries that everyone understands
  14. The leap into the unknown
    The leap into the unknown
Collective
Conservation
Chronology
1980-1990
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Conservation

Twenty-Six Consecutive Years

José Luis Díez García

 Head of the Department of Conservation of 19th Century Painting, 1988-2013
20 Years and 6 Months (Minus 3 Days)

Pilar Silva Maroto

 Head of the Department of Conservation of Flemish Painting and the Northern Schools up to 1700, 1997-2017
Two projects from Diego Angulo

Juan Luna Fernández

 Head of the Department of Conservation of 18th Century Painting, 1969-2016
Initial Contact with the Museum

Manuela Mena Marqués

 Head of the Department of Conservation of 18th Century Painting and Goya, 1978-2019
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