Museo Leonora Carrington

Not to be confused with Casa Museo Leonora Carrington.
Museo Leonora Carrington
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Established22 March 2018
LocationSan Luis Potosí City and Xilitla
Coordinates22°8′18″N 100°58′22″W / 22.13833°N 100.97278°W / 22.13833; -100.97278
TypePublic
DirectorAntonio García Acosta
PresidentFermín Llamazares
OwnerSecretaría de Cultura de San Luis Potosí
Websitehttps://www.leonoracarringtonmuseo.org/
“La Barca de las Grullas” at Museo Leonora Carrington San Luis Potosí
Entrance to San Luis Potosí Arts Center

The Museo Leonora Carrington is a museum with venues in the San Luis Potosí City and Xilitla, state of San Luis Potosí, México;[1] dedicated to the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, the Museo Leonora Carrington San Luis Potosí opened 22 March 2018, with Juan Manuel Carreras as governor of the state.[2] The museum houses a collection of the artist's sculptures, jewelry, engravings, and personal objects; and presents temporary exhibits[3] about surrealism and works influenced by Carrington's work.[4][5] The collection was donated by Pablo Weisz Carrington, son of the artist, for the creation of the museum.[6][7]

In 2017 Leonora Carrington's home studio in Mexico City was purchased by Mexico City’s Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana from Carrington's son with the stipulation that it would become a museum.[8] In October 2024 it was announced by the university that this would not happen, and that the house would instead become a "documentation centre" for "teaching and research".[9]

San Luis Potosí

The museum is part of the San Luis Potosí Centenario Arts Center, home to art education schools, exhibition halls, workshops and the Multipurpose Theater. The complex was built in the 19th century to serve as a prison,[10] it was designed as a panopticon, the control system originally proposed by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, whereby a group of buildings is guarded from a central tower.

In 1999, the prison was moved to a new location. Most of the buildings and outdoor areas were restored by architect Alejandro Sanchez between 2005 and 2009, and the section of the building that now houses the museum was restored between 2017 and 2018. The museum houses the International Center for the Study and Dissemination of Surrealism, dedicated to the study of this artistic movement of strong presence in Mexico.[11]

Xilitla

On 19 October 2018[12] the Museo Leonora Carrington Xilitla opened in the Xilitla pueblo mágico with sculptures, lithographs and other pieces by the artist,[13] the museum has three permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary exhibition room spread over 814 m2,[14] the museum offers educational and cultural services.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Museo Leonora Carrington". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ "Alistan inauguración del Museo Leonora Carrington, en San Luis Potosí". Proceso (in Mexican Spanish). 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. ^ "Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosí". centrodelasartesslp.gob.mx. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. ^ "Museo Leonora Carrington". www.mexicoescultura.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. ^ "Museo Leonora Carrington cumple un año en SLP". San Luis Potosí (in Spanish). 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. ^ "Se inauguró el Museo Leonora Carrington en SLP". Agenda San Luis (in Mexican Spanish). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  7. ^ "En SLP abren el primer museo dedicado a Leonora Carrington". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  8. ^ "Casa de la artista Leonora Carrington en la Ciudad de México abrirá sus puertas como museo". El Economista (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ Leonora Carrington's Mexico City Home Will No Longer Open as a Museum; Alex Greenberger. ArtNews, 23 October 2024. [1]
  10. ^ "Museo Leonora Carrington, un reino de otro mundo". México Desconocido (in Spanish). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  11. ^ "coolhuntermx | Museo Leonora Carrington: un mundo desconocido por descubrir". coolhuntermx (in Mexican Spanish). 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  12. ^ Travesías, Redacción (2018-10-05). "El nuevo Museo Leonora Carrington en Xilitla". Gatopardo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  13. ^ "La amistad de Edward James y Leonora Carrington". MÁS SAN LUIS (in Spanish). 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  14. ^ Ramírez, Sheila. "Inauguran Museo de Leonora Carrington en el Pueblo Mágico de Xilitla". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  15. ^ "El Museo Leonora Carrington Xilitla presenta diversas de actividades durante el 2019". beta.slp.gob.mx. Retrieved 2019-08-23.