A museum designed for a modern art collection

As part of its series Derivas de Arte y Arquitectura, Arte Abierto presents the conversation A museum designed for a modern art collection with Lorena Botello.

In this conversation, Lorena Botello will tell the story of the Carrillo Gil Art Museum building as one of the first exhibition spaces designed as an art museum in Mexico. It was designed by architects Augusto H. Álvarez (Mérida, Yucatán 1914 - Mexico City, 1995) and Enrique Carral (Mexico City, 1914 - 2005), and was commissioned by Alvar Carrillo Gil, pediatrician and pioneer collector, in 1958 with the purpose of displaying his collection of modern Mexican art paintings and graphics. The museum opened its doors in August 1974, and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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