.... Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong admitted that there was a slow-down in the project, due to a review ordered by the rulers. “It is going ahead but slower,” said Armstrong.Another vctim of the "long financial crisis"?
"The V&A and Crafts Council celebrate the role of making,...... Making is the most powerful way that we solve problems, express ideas and shape our world. What and how we make defines who we are, and communicates who we want to be. For many people, making is critical for survival. ...."It is a rather prvocatve, but appropriate statement in current social movements. The exhibition and the different events complementing the mise en scene, are a proof of the power of museums as learning places, as well as a translator of social paradigms and movements that need a showcase to discover many arts proposals.
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... the exterior areas are conceived as exhibition spaces and places to walk and follow the perimeter of the walls. The 17th century reservoir is also an exhibition area and is used for different events in the museum’s programme. The new building is part of the old Renaissance bastion. The 21st Century and the 16th Century buildings coexist harmonically. (from tne website)It is an impressive building with well designed interiors and transitions where the indoors/outdoors work well. The terraces are also considered exhibition spaces and invite to walk. or relx among them. The museum is integrated into the urban estructure of the city, but also open to the harbor promenade, offering fantastic views and a perfect scenary for the high scale sculptures installed in teh terraces.
