A path full of art
In the corridors of the Muse Museum it is common to see José Clemente, but we also saw Remedios Varo, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, María Izquierdo, Leonora Carrington, Henri Matisse and other artists who touched the senses of thousands of visitors.
between Her most famous exhibitions in the past decadeMoses L. reports Kahlo without limits (2023) with 56,993 visitors; Modernists (2016) attended by 45,854 people; Goya nonsense (2018) attended by 44,295 people, and Faro treatments. The intellectual dimension (2015) attended by 43,207 spectators.
Maribel Arteaga highlights the exhibition Modernistswhich brought to Guadalajara more than a hundred works from collections Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, FranceAnd the National Museum of Art in Mexico City.
But she also says she's satisfied with the fences 300 exhibitions held in the last 10 years within the fence and to be custodians of the 439 works that make up the Grodman Collection.
With a collection of pieces that surprise anyone and everyone, MUSA continues to grow, With a reach of more than 1 million 200 thousand 226 visitors Since November 2013.
Currently, Maribel presents the challenge of: Transforming MUSA into a more inclusive spacewith work that exceeds expectations, invites thought, and features that encourage visitor ownership of the facilities.
Dedication for decades
Before it became a museum, The building housing MUSA was designed as a schoolThe legislative palace and bureaucratic offices.
But it was not until 30 years ago that it became cemented into the place it is now, and is not just a cultural haven, but also It has also been home to those who are close to the arts every day To the thousands of curious people who venture up the building's stairs.
It was a great experience for me as a team leader; “Today I can count 28 people who accompany us in research, production, work, cleaning and assembly,” said Maribel, who has been director of MUSA for 11 years.
He recounts with nostalgia those times in 1979 when he took his first steps to university or When he walked up to that room and his voice echoed, his only two companions In the bitter nights he spent inside.
But he returns to the present after remembering the commitment he represents to running the University of Guadalajara's Art Museum, A task that may soon be the end of a 40-year career In the study house.
Moreover, she considers herself a lioness at heart, like thousands in the university network, and says she is certain of the work she left behind after 11 years heading the campus and the hundreds of tales hidden within the university's pale walls. Musa.
From the stairs leading to the second floor, sunlight streams through the windows and illuminates Muse's director as she shares her memories. Although the Art Museum is a fortress protecting treasures, it is also a gentle giant that will remain forever with a touch of Maribel's essence.
“I think this space for me is not only the most symbolic of the university, but the most iconic of my life.”
