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I'm a contrarian
Matías Díaz Padrón, Technical Advisor and Head of the Department of Conservation of Flemish Painting and the Northern Schools up to 1700, 1970-2005I'm a contrarian
Matías Díaz Padrón, Technical Advisor and Head of the Department of Conservation of Flemish Painting and the Northern Schools up to 1700, 1970-2005
Unfortunately I think times have changed and I'm not one to sit back and do nothing, I've seen how over time the Prado Museum has moved a bit away from the academic world, from universities, academies, etc. It is linked more closely to the world of politics, in other words political decisions have been influential in recent times. There is no longer a strict, academic approach as there was in my time.
Technical Advisor of the Museo del Prado, he joined as a conservator for the Department of Flemish and Dutch Painting. He is also a Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at both the Universidad Complutense and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Interview recorded on June 11, 2018
Interview index
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Learning from people with huge personalities -
The Civil War. Two positions at the Prado Museum -
Discord between Sánchez Cantón and the Marquis of Lozoya -
The Royal Trust of the 1960s. Bonds with the Academy -
I'm a contrarian -
A Museum of paintings and sculptures -
1961. Creation of the Restoration Institute at the Casón del Buen Retiro -
What you learn from seeing the insides of works of art -
Implementing a new concept of restoration -
17th century Flemish painting -
Three of all the attributions -
The work of art. A piece of our history -
The satisfaction of work well done vs. emotion -
A scientific mind
- Collective
- Conservator
- RDF
- RDF
Collective
Conservator
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Voces del Prado