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The Foundation has donated over a thousand works by the artist and his brothers, including oils, watercolors, drawings and books of travel, offering a complete vision of the artist's creative career
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today inaugurated the Museum and Art Center White (MUCAB), which also contains Pedro Cano Foundation, a group he called "the best example of an artist's creative genius of Murcia universal size, which has taken the name of the region around the world. "
The regional government chief toured the new facilities, whose construction was financed with funds provided by the Autonomous Community and the City of White, accompanied by the painter Pedro Cano and the local mayor, Rafael Laorden.
During his visit, Ramon Luis Valcarcel said "Modernity and the many possibilities offered by the property from the standpoint of artistic, cultural and social" because of their status as multifunctional building to house very adaptable spaces that allow for different uses.
The president of the Community noted that the MUCAB, Martin Lejarraga architect, "is destined to become one of the major reference in the region of Valle de Ricote and authentic cultural engine of the municipality."
He stressed that "will showcase the magnificent work of Pedro Cano in the best position to assess, as it deserves, both its beauty and artistic development and professional painter throughout his career."
As for the internal distribution of property, the ground floor houses the Centre for Local Development, while among the first and second floor houses the School of Music and the third floor houses a youth center.
The museum itself occupies a central position within the architectural and has a separate entrance from the street.
Over a thousand works donated by Pedro Cano and his family
On the ground floor is the exhibition area and services MUBAC area, including the reception area, shop, while other levels are a volume game in three heights that characterize the exhibition space dedicated to creating different environments.
From the first floor is a large terrace accessed exhibition is meant as an extension of the museum to the river and the new development in the area.
This space can be used at night as a blueprint for housing projections and various artistic activities.
Pedro Cano Foundation was established in January 2009 by the painter's family, the Autonomous Community and the City of White in order to expose and promote the works of landscape artist in the regional, national and international levels, through publications, exhibitions, conferences and other activities of cultural nature.
Account, including oils, watercolors, drawings and books of travel, with over a thousand works donated by Pedro Cano and his brothers, Peter and Jesus, what leads to a complete tour of the career of a painter.
Pedro Cano himself took the chair of honor at the Board of Trustees, whose address is provided by the professor of the Faculty of Art History at the University of Murcia, María del Carmen Sánchez-Rojas.
As for the current distribution of works, the ground floor of MUBAC greets visitors with the series 'Ad Portas', recreating the monumental gates of Rome.
The arrangement of the works on the first floor meets time criteria and has the first oil that Pedro Cano painted eleven years with such important parts in his career as' Portrait of My Mother, "" Baggage "and" Pompeian 'as well as others belonging to some of their most important series, among which are East 7th Street '59', 'Il Fiume' and 'Hortus'.
Temporary exhibition halls
On the second floor are exhibited her work on paper.
In this zone include his travel books and watercolors of his series on 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino.
On the third floor are rooms for temporary exhibitions, which will alternate work from various disciplines, with a wide range of criteria, giving priority to young artists.
Currently, the Foundation Pedro Cano home to some of the side events of the European Biennial of Contemporary Art Manifesta 8.
The first intervention was a sculpture art esparto Sonia Navarro, installed in front of the Foundation, which will follow, from December 2, other new work.
Foundation also belongs to Pedro Cano the Blue House, birthplace of the artist currently being restored pending his next start.
It is also a building donated by the Cano brothers, whose interior remains intact for the public to know what it was like a typical house of the municipality, and which is very much the memory of the world travels of the artist.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has funded the construction of the Museum of Art in White Center by granting the City a total of 7,505,228 euros.
For its part, the Ministry of Public Works and Planning has created a new cultural and leisure space in the county with the revitalization of the Segura River Avenue and access to MUCAB by a grant of 450,000 euros, urban intervention also made by Martin Lejarraga.
This area, which opened in August 2009, consists of exhibition spaces along the banks of the river, a scenic platform for the representation of outdoor entertainment, playground, promenade, gardens and outdoor terraces and areas of use pedestrian.
In addition, the Ministry of Social Policy, Women and Immigration has also contributed to the construction of 525,000 euros MUCAB with Center for Women, still under equipment, and Point of Care for Children already in operation.
Source: CARM
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