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My Current Situation at the Museum
Mercedes Orihuela Maeso, Conservator of the Service of Deposits, 1975-What's onMy Current Situation at the Museum
Mercedes Orihuela Maeso, Conservator of the Service of Deposits, 1975-What's on
Miguel Zugaza is one of the most able people I have known. Without wishing to understate his mental prowess, which is considerable, what he really had was an excellent eye for negotiation, in terms of the staging of both exhibitions and the attainment of financial resources. I don’t think there is anyone else with that skill, quite frankly. In fact, he insisted that I shouldn’t retire. I said to him, “look, I’ve reached this age and I’m off”, and he said to me, “Don’t even think about it! We’ll find a solution right now”. And thanks to this initiative, we reached an agreement and I’m still here. Theoretically, if I wanted to stay in this position, I could continue until 2020. But if I decided not to, there’s no problem either. I suppose not, I don’t know whether something might happen.
Conservator of the Museo del Prado since 1982. She began collaborating with the Museum in the 1970's, sorting documents and photographic archives. She documents and visits the depository institutions of works of the Museum, giving rise to the collection known as "Prado disperso" (Scattered Prado).
Interview recorded on April 08, 2018
Interview index
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Coming to this Museum since 1975 -
The First Task I Carried Out Was Quite Useful -
Everything Originated from a Formal Complaint -
The Considerable Challenge of the Prado Disperso -
The 1960’s: The First Exercises in Recovering Deposited Works -
The 1980’s: Working Side by Side with Pérez Sánchez -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso I: La batalla de San Marcial by Julio Aparicio -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso II: A Gift for a Dentist -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso III: At an Auction in London -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso IV: From Madrid to Caracas -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso V: The Independence of Cuba -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso VI: Una huelga de obreros en Vizcaya by Cutanda -
Unusual Cases Regarding the Prado Disperso VII: A Painting in the Open Air -
And We Continue to Come Across Works -
Probable Position of the Globe Before the Flood -
A Favourable Outcome -
A Shared Project -
The Political Vicissitudes of the Country and Management of the Museum -
Total Dedication -
My Current Situation at the Museum -
I’ve Worked a Long Time at This Institution
Theme
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Voces del Prado