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Night alarm
Antonio Macías Pizarro, Head of Night Surveillance, 1974-2009Night alarm
Antonio Macías Pizarro, Head of Night Surveillance, 1974-2009
When nothing happens during a shift, something's missing. We've got to be clear about that.
One night, it was 12 midnight or 1 in the morning, the cleaning squad had left, we closed everything and the alarms started going off. We ran upstairs and couldn't find anything. "Nothing's wrong." Half an hour later, again the alarm. There was a dim light, enough to see but we couldn't find anything wrong. To sum it up, we had to station someone there. It was either Caminero or Salinero, not sure which of the two, but it was surely one of them. The alarms kept going off. He looked around and couldn't see anything. During the morning search, handing over the Museum in full daylight, we saw a sparrow that was behind a painting. What a night the little birdie gave us!
He has worked at the Museum for the Night Surveillance Service for more than three decades.
Interview recorded on December 05, 2017
Nights in the Museum
4 / 10-
The night watch and taking care of the Museum in the 1960s -
“Are you capable of organising this?” -
The night watch on a day-to-day basis -
Night alarm -
1961. An attempted robbery -
A privilege -
Electricity During the Night -
Jesús Aroca. Forever in the Museum -
A director sleeps with his eyes open -
Works have a life of their own and they look at you
Theme
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Voces del Prado