In an event held this Tuesday, January 21 at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, Blanca Cuesta and Borja Thyssen have signed an agreement with the Palma City Council that allows the future exhibition of works from their collection in the Balearic city. The signing of this declaration of intent was attended by Jaime Martínez Llabrés, mayor of Palma, along with other representatives of the council, such as Javier Bonet Díaz, first deputy mayor; and Fernando Gómez de la Cuesta, general coordinator of Culture and Tourism. Also present were Guillermo Solana and Evelio Acevedo, artistic directors and manager of the museum, respectively.
Blanca Cuesta, visibly moved, has expressed her enthusiasm for this collaboration: “It’s incredible. I think that in this case hunger and the desire to eat have been added a little, in the sense that we bring a lot of enthusiasm, something that they also transmitted to us the day we met them here at the museum, when They presented a cultural trip to the Balearic Islands. And the truth is that there was a very good understanding right away.”
For his part, Borja Thyssen, who has been somewhat more reserved due to a cold, remembered his father, Baron Thyssen: “I can’t help but always remember everything we do related to art. “It reminds me of my father and I know that right now he would be very proud to see the path we are taking, that we are opening new museums.”
Moments later, Carmen Cervera’s daughter-in-law has also highlighted the importance of the family legacy and the good harmony with the authorities of Palma: “It means one more step, to move forward, the truth is that we are very excited, as we tell you, with love the museum is too small for us, and well, to continue, for example, with this same exhibition that you see now, that can be repeated, not only end here, because the truth is that… Well, and what I always say, give continuity to the collection, keep the collection alive, and I believe that by keeping the collection alive we keep the museum alive.
Tita Cervera and her daughter Carmen
For her part, Baroness Thyssen took a step forward last December by appearing with her daughter Carmen at the new museum in Barcelona. The young woman announced her “active” participation in the Barcelona museumensuring that he felt “a lot of emotion and a lot of desire” for this challenge. “I will contribute as much as I can and, well, I am very happy. Thank you very much,” said Carmen, who along with her sister Sabina came of age just a few months ago, in July. The Baroness had previously explained that Carmen is very involved in the responsibilities of the family business and that she is preparing for it.
Regarding the absence of Borja Thyssen at said event, Carmen Cervera limited herself to explaining: “No problem, what happens is that my son lives abroad. He doesn’t live here, his family lives here for school, but he lives abroad. He hasn’t been able to come and it has felt very bad for him.”
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