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I Enjoyed My Job in the Halls

Francisco Manso Guerrero, Gallery attendant and Clerical Support, 1966-1991
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I Enjoyed My Job in the Halls

Francisco Manso Guerrero, Gallery attendant and Clerical Support, 1966-1991

We weren’t aware of just how valuable the paintings or antiques in the Museum are. You don’t realise until you join the Museum. I remember that when I worked in the halls, professors would come around with their students to explain the works. You were left dumbfounded by what they said: “Look at that!”, “Look at this!”. And it was true. However, some of the guides came out with real nonsense, just stories. I like to talk, converse and inform people about things. And that’s why I liked this job. I found it a real pleasure, which is why I really liked it.

He worked as a gallery attendant of the Special Corps of Junior Officials of the Museo Nacional del Prado for three decades, as well as clerical support.

Interview recorded on December 04, 2017

Interview index

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  1. I Joined on 9th May 1966
    I Joined on 9th May 1966
  2. An Incident on My First Day
    An Incident on My First Day
  3. The 1960’s: Day-to-Day Life in the Halls
    The 1960’s: Day-to-Day Life in the Halls
  4. A Cat in the Halls
    A Cat in the Halls
  5. State Exams in Another Age
    State Exams in Another Age
  6. I Enjoyed My Job in the Halls
    I Enjoyed My Job in the Halls
  7. From the Halls to Management Messenger
    From the Halls to Management Messenger
  8. 1970’s – 1980’s: Management and the Conservation Department
    1970’s – 1980’s: Management and the Conservation Department
  9. Cashing the Entrance Ticket Money in the 1980’s
    Cashing the Entrance Ticket Money in the 1980’s
  10. The First Photocopier
    The First Photocopier
  11. Don Diego Angulo Was Very Serious
    Don Diego Angulo Was Very Serious
  12. My Experience with Don Xavier de Salas
    My Experience with Don Xavier de Salas
  13. We Went to Mass with Father Sopeña
    We Went to Mass with Father Sopeña
  14. Things Change
    Things Change
  15. There Are Days When I Dream about the Museo del Prado
    There Are Days When I Dream about the Museo del Prado
  16. There Are New Paths Everywhere
    There Are New Paths Everywhere
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Gallery surveillance

Arriving at the Museum

María Merino Cabrera

 Clerical Support, 1977-2004
Almost 50 years in the Prado’s Service

Conchi Montero Velasco

 General Services Assistant, 1970-2014
Six attempts to get the job

María Teresa González Escolar

 General Services Assistant, 1990-2013
I joined the Museum in May 1966

Francisco Martín Ortiz

 Administrative Technician (copies), 1966-2015
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