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Following the two-year struggle to revitalize the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá (MAMBO) and establish it as a hub for the city's cultural scene, new opportunities are opening up for the capital's landmark institution with the upcoming arrival of a new curator.
To mark its 55th anniversary, the Rogelio Salmona-designed museum is launching a search for a new curator to lead its exhibition programming. MAMBO has not had a permanent curator since María Elvira Ardila's departure in 2016. Since then, the museum has relied on guest curators to develop its exhibitions, working alongside a small internal team to maintain its full roster of shows.
“It is essential to have an in-house curator who knows the MAMBO collection, as has historically been the case,” current director Claudia Hakim told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. Hakim welcomes the new appointment, noting that it will facilitate the development and implementation of new publications.
The director clarified that while the museum's curatorial direction has faced criticism, financial constraints—rather than these critiques—were the sole reason the position had not been filled sooner.
In 2018, MAMBO secured a benefactor to provide financial backing, enabling the museum to launch a national open call running until June 30. The search aims to find the ideal curator to oversee both current programming and upcoming projects scheduled for the remainder of the year.
The call requires the new curator to draft a five-year master plan to ensure thematic coherence and ongoing dialogue between exhibitions. Candidates must also possess extensive knowledge of art, art history, anthropology, or related humanities.
This article was written by Yamid Rivera. The translation is powered by AI.
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