Alejandro Obregón was born in Barcelona on June 4, 1920, and moved with his family to Barranquilla at the age of six. Friends, artists, historians, critics, curators, and actors have come together to pay sincere tribute to him on the centenary of his birth; his attitude toward life, his commitment to history, his generosity, and his magnificent body of painted work have left a profound mark on Latin American art, and like his condors, he will continue flying high.
Museums for Equality: Inclusion Policy. Tatiana Quevedo explains the process of developing the inclusion policy at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá, how it has been replicated at other museums, and the recognition it has received as a model to follow.
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Interview with Maria Acaso, head of the education department at the Reina Sofía, who shares her strategy at one of the most important museum institutions in Ibero-America, and the social bonds of affection and transformation generated through arts education.
Museums for Equality with the social leaders who are being killed and threatened in Colombia; as a museum, we take action to defend life and the diversity of thought.
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Art in Quarantine with Vanessa Nieto, who shares her experiences in contemporary printmaking, teaching, her participation in the THESIS project, her exhibition in the project room, and the social significance of sharing a bookbinding workshop with homeless individuals in social reintegration, along with anecdotes about her marriage set against the backdrop of MAC.
Museums for Equality: Trans Community. Within the Food of War / Comida de Guerra curatorial project, Continuum was created to shed light on the different forms of violence and exclusion affecting the Trans community
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#arteEnCuarentena#coleccionMAC Art in Quarantine with Klaus Fruchtnis from Paris; Klaus shares his doctoral research, his challenges as a teacher in times of quarantine, his projects, and the contribution to his career made by the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo after taking part in the PLAYGROUND curatorial project.
Museums for Equality with Michael Owen, who shares his experience as an interpreter at MAC and what he has learned about teamwork.
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Between Friends and Buddies: as part of International Museum Day, we opened a space for listening between two university museums, the MUAC in Mexico and the MAC in Bogotá, to address questions and clichés related to the diverse communities that visit our museums.
Luiza Prado shares her experience in the artist residency at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo and what it meant for her career
Museums for Equality: Networks and Alliances. Patricia Córdoba from the Museo Arqueológico MUSA shares insights on inclusion at her museum and the lessons learned from working with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá on its implementation.
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